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Long-term mortgage rates rose fell this week in response to lower interest charges on U.S. Treasury notes.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were mixed in Tuesday's auction, with rates on three-month bills falling while rates on six-month bills rose to the highest level in nine years.

President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law Friday, using his last moments in the White House before flying to Florida for the holidays to celebrate a much-needed political win.

The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 4:10 p.m. President Donald Trump is in Florida celebrating the holidays and a much-needed political victory.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

President Donald Trump signed the $1.5 trillion tax overhaul into law Friday, using his last moments in the White House before flying to Florida for the holidays to celebrate a much-needed political win.

The Latest on Congress and sweeping tax cut legislation (all times local): 7:15 a.m.

Jubilant Republicans pushed on early Wednesday to the verge of the most sweeping rewrite of the nation's tax laws in more than three decades, a deeply unpopular bill they insist Americans will learn to love when they see their paychecks in the new year.

Their long-sought political goal within grasp, Republicans in Congress are set to catapult sweeping $1.5 trillion tax legislation through the House, rolling over a dozen GOP defectors from high-tax states.

Greek lawmakers are to vote on the country's 2018 budget, which includes further austerity measures beyond the official end of Greece's third international bailout next summer.

Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in Monday's auction to their highest levels in more than eight years.

Fixed-income investor should prepare for 2018 being a key year for monetary normalization.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Fed Chair Janet Yellen hosted her final press briefing paving the way for Jerome Powell to take over.

The federal government collected a record amount of tax income for the month of November and also had a record level of spending for the month, producing a budget deficit of $138.5 billion, up slightly from a year ago.

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is taking a second emergency move to keep the government from going above the debt limit that is now back in effect.

The Treasury Department just gave Republicans ammunition that their tax cuts would pay for themselves.

Wall Street closed slightly lower on Monday as March auto sales disappointed and investors questioned whether the Trump administration would deliver on its pro-business economic stimulus.