Mortgage rates hover near 6.5% as other housing metrics show modest improvement: Mortgage rates today, July 2, 2026
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The CFTC said on June 22 it issued a request for comment on two related developments in energy derivatives markets: the extension of standard futures contracts to 24/7 trading, and the potential listing of perpetual contracts referencing physically delivered or storable energy commodities such as crude oil. Both items were framed as seeki
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The Bank of Japan published the summary of its Semiannual Report on Currency and Monetary Control on June 22, covering October 2025 through March 2026 and submitted to the Diet in June 2026. Per the report summary, the Bank held the overnight call rate at 0.5% through December before raising it to 0.75% at the December meeting, across fou
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The Bank of England issued a Market Notice on June 19 setting out the schedule for Q3 2026 sales of gilts held in the Asset Purchase Facility (APF) for monetary policy purposes, per the notice text. Specific sale sizes and operation dates were not carried in the feed summary.
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