Housing starts decreased by 9.8% in January from the month prior to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.36 million, the Commerce Department reported. The rate was 0.7% below the January 2024 level. New building permits — an indicator of future demand — rose 0.1% in January from the month prior but was 1.7% lower than last year.
ABA to Senate Banking: Refine Clarity Act’s stablecoin yield language
ABA and a coalition of financial trade associations asked the Senate Banking Committee to refine the proposed payment stablecoin yield language in the Clarity Act, which prohibits crypto platforms from paying interest or yield to bank deposits on...









