Higher inflation continues to be in the news, with the surge in energy prices fueling some stock volatility and a debate on whether inflation pressures will be transitory and their effect on the economic recovery.

Stock market turbulence continued last week with U.S. equities sliding lower as a back-up in long-term interest rates hit high growth technology stocks and investors continued to assess new developments on financial stress in China as well as the gridlock in Congress.

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If you’re looking for a solution to cover a major expense or consolidate debt, you may want to consider a home equity loan, which allows you to borrow against the equity in your property.

Stocks waffled between gains and losses to end a volatile week on Wall Street, as investors expressed worries over China Evergrande issue and a slowing global economy prompted a pullout $28.6 billion from U.S. equity funds over the first three days of the week, the most since February 2018.