MANILA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines' unemployment rate rose to 5.8 percent in January, with 2.96 million Filipinos ...Philippines' jobless rate rises to 5.8 pct in January.
mortgage rate rose again this week, reflecting ongoing bond market jitters over the war with Iran. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate ticked up to 6.11% from 6% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday.
Mortgage rates fell below the critical 6 percent threshold just a couple weeks ago. But they’re climbing again as new inflation concerns have roiled financial markets ... .
... prices and higher mortgage repayments amid rising expectations that the US-Israel war on Iran will force the Reserve Bank to hike rates on Tuesday.