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U.S. Added 261,000 Jobs in Strong Showing

Job growth is slowing but remains stronger than comfortable for the Federal Reserve, which is trying to tame high inflation.

By Sydney Ember

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Mortgage Rates Too High? (Blame the Fed, Wall Street and Your Neighbor.)

Lenders use several bits of data to set mortgage rates, including trading moves by investors. Without market volatility, the rate could be under 7 percent.

By Joe Rennison and Tara Siegel Bernard

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Stocks Drop As Fed Leaves Investors Uncertain About Rates

The Fed chair said the central bank “still has a ways to go” before it will be finished raising interest rates, and that they may go higher than previously anticipated.

By Joe Rennison

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How the Treasury Market Predicts and Influence Interest Rates

The market for U.S. government bonds, called the Treasury market, offers predictions on the path for interest rates and the economy.

By Isabella Simonetti