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The Treasury sent out notice today of which foreign governments owned the most U.S. securities and debt at the end of June 2008. They, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve, measure this information on an annual basis.
Here's the top 10 list:
The amount following the country's name is in billions of…
Topics: debt, investment
The interest rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage has tied the record low (since 1970) that was set earlier this month, Freddie Mac announced.
For the week ending today, the average rate was 4.78 percent with 0.7 points. Last week the average rate was 4.80 percent and a year earlier 30 year fixed…
Topics: mortgage, mortgage loan, interest rates, freddie mac, fixed rate mortgage
Americans' personal income fell 0.3 percent in March, or $34.4 billion, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis at the Department of Commerce.
Disposable personal income fell 0.1 percent, or $1.8 billion. Personal consumption expenditures (consumer spending) decreased 0.2 percent or $24.3…
Topics: personal finance advice, personal finance, savings account, save money, job advice
Fewer people filed first time unemployment insurance claims for the week ending April 25, the Department of Labor reported today.
The advance seasonally adjusted initial claims figure was 631,000, down from 645,000 the previous week. (It's interesting just how many qualifiers are put in front of the…
Topics: personal finance advice, personal finance, job advice, unemployment
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