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Here's what's ahead on this week's investing insights.

Bond yields are going in the opposite direction than many investors expected.

I'll talk with Morningstar's chief markets editor about why bond interest rates keep rising,

plus what parents and older borrowers should know as the

student loan payment pause ends and why some new homes are selling while existing home sales

decline. This is Investing Insights. Welcome to Investing Insights. I'm your host, Ivana Hampton. Let's get started with a look at the

Morning Star headlines. New home sales have remained resilient, despite rising mortgage rates and other

economic pressures. Home sales for the year through July were about even with the year ago period,

compared with a more than 20% decline in

existing home sales. Home builders can credit their relative success to a trio of factors,

making new homes more affordable. They're offering sales incentives, lowering base prices,

and building smaller homes. The National Association of Home Builders says

a fourth of home builders reported lowering base prices by 6% on average. New home sales,

along with single and multifamily starts, have topped Morningstar's expectations. Its analysts think

multifamily starts will slow next year,

as the housing market will need time to digest a record number of units.

Morningstar is now projecting total housing starts to decline about 10% year over year.

To about 1.4 million units, that figure sits above the previous forecast of 1.3 million

units. FedEx delivered a mixed earnings report in his fiscal first quarter, sluggish global demand

and increased competition pushed down revenue 7% year over year. The results missed Morningstar's expectations, the global

shipping giant blames, restrained restocking within the retail sector, and a decline in business

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