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Rachel Barber

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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Rachel Barber

    US, China agree to tariff reductions on $60 billion worth of trade (opens the original)

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    China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on $60 billion worth of trade — one among several other commitments made following President Xi Jinping’s state visit to America last week. Under a new Board of Trade, the two nations recommended tariff reductions on $30 billion worth of “non-sensitive” goods on each side after Xi met with President Donald Trump, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said in a statement. Although it was not ​immediately clear by how much tariffs on the

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · By Rachel Barber and USA TODAY

    U.S., China Agree to Tariff Reductions on $60 Billion Worth of Trade (opens the original)

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    China and the United States have agreed to reduce tariffs on $60 billion worth of trade — one of several commitments made following President Xi Jinping’s state visit to America last week. Under a new Board of Trade, the two nations recommended tariff reductions on $30 billion of “non-sensitive” goods on each side after Xi met with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who said the agreement will unlock “improved market access for about 30% of U.S. exports to China.” Greer said the move coul

  3. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Rachel Barber, USA TODAY

    30-year mortgage rates surpass 7% after rising for 5 weeks - AOL (opens the original)

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    In a blow to Americans in the market for a new home, the average long-term mortgage rate surpassed 7% this week for the first time in nearly a year, one popular metric revealed Sept. 24. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgages jumped to 7.03%, according to data from Freddie Mac, a federal lender. That's up from last week when it averaged 6.95% and up from 6.30% this time last year. Potential homebuyers now face the highest average 30-year mortgage rate since Jan. 16, 2025, when it stood at 7.04

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By Rachel Barber and USA TODAY

    30-Year Mortgage Rates Surpass 7% After Rising for 5 Weeks (opens the original)

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    In a blow to Americans in the market for a new home, the average long-term mortgage rate surpassed 7% this week for the first time in nearly a year, according to data released Sept. 24. The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped to 7.03%, according to Freddie Mac, a federal home loan lender. That’s up from 6.95% last week and 6.30% at this time last year. Potential homebuyers now face the highest average 30-year mortgage rate since Jan. 16, 2025, when it stood at 7.04%. The rate is also at i

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Rachel Barber, USA TODAY

    Why is the 30-year fixed mortgage rate high? It's not just the Fed (opens the original)

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    Homebuyers face higher borrowing costs after the 30-year fixed rate for mortgages rose last week to its highest level in nearly two years. While it's true that Fed policymakers on Sept. 16 raised their benchmark for short-term interest rates to combat stubborn inflation, that doesn't mean they also raised mortgage rates. The federal funds rate stands at a range of 3.75% to 4%, a quarter percentage point higher than before. That's generally good news for savers and bad news for borrowers. But unl

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