WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. single-family house prices increased in August even as supply has improved significantly, suggesting affordability would remain a challenge for many prospective home buyers.   House prices rose 0.4% on a month-over-month basis, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Tuesday. Data for July was revised up to show prices being unchanged instead of dipping 0.1%, as initially reported....

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. consumer confidence eased in October as households worried about the availability of jobs over the next six months and persistently higher prices because of tariffs on imports. The Conference Board said on Tuesday its consumer confidence index fell to 94.6 this month from an upwardly revised 95.6 in September. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the index...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. private payrolls increased by an average 14,250 jobs in the four weeks ending October 11, the ADP National Employment Report's inaugural weekly preliminary estimate showed on Tuesday. ADP said in a statement it would be publishing a weekly preliminary estimate of the ADP National Employment Report every Tuesday effective October 28, based on its high frequency data. ...

02:47 PM EDT, 10/28/2025 (MT Newswires) -- The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to lower the rate for its federal funds rate target to 3.75% to 4.00% from the current 4.00% to 4.25%, putting the focus on any changes to its post-meeting statement and comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. Currently, the CME's FedWatch Tool sees a...