Consumer Borrowing Jumps by 6.4 Percent
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Consumers stepped up their borrowing in July by the largest amount since the beginning of the year, the Federal Reserve reported Wednesday.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped  to their highest level in nearly four years as low interest  rates led more homeowners to seek refinancing, according to  data from an industry group on Wednesday.
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The Federal Reserve reported Thursday that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of 2.1 percent in December, the weakest showing since April.
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US consumer borrowing increased less than expected in December after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates five times in the last half of 2004.
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Business & money: Average interest rates on personal loans have jumped to almost double the advertised rate
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Consumer spending rose at the  fastest rate in more than two years in November and prices also  climbed sharply, according to a government report on Friday  that showed the economy on firmer ground than many had  believed.
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Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in eight months, additional evidence that economic activity was slowing significantly at the end of last year. For all of 2007, consumer credit rose at the fastest clip in three years.
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The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points, to 6.5 percent. It&#39;s the sixth rate rise this year, and matches market anticipations.
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Industrial orders have jumped to a six-year high this month, a survey showed yesterday as a sharp fall in mortgage approvals pointed to a slowdown in the housing market.
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AMERICAN consumers will be hit by another quarter-point rise in interest rates on Tuesday, threatening to dent their confidence only six weeks before the presidential elections.
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Applications for home mortgages jumped to their highest level in nearly four years as low interest rates led more homeowners to seek refinancing, according to data from an industry group on Wednesday.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills rose in yesterday's auction, with the three-month bill climbing to the highest level in six years.
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Americans reached for their credit  cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall  U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice  the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on  Monday.
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Interest rates have been kept at 4.75% amid signs that five rises over the last year had finally put the brakes on house prices and consumer spending.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers boosted their spending in July by the largest amount in six months, offering hope that the current economic slowdown may not be as severe as some had feared.
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The cost of borrowing headed higher as yields on the 10-year Treasury note hit a five-year high, climbing to 5.248 percent.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S.  consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6  percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government  report showed on Wednesday.