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Debt ceiling and avoiding a government shutdown. all of this bernanke thought it was better to wait and don't take the train wheels off the economy just yet. new record on the dows and s&p and all closed sharply higher. so far this month, the dow has gained 867 points. the september surge they call t it. the dow is up 20% for the month and nasdaq 25%. can you see why i can't speak? 12%. goldman sacks doesn't to have an announcement until december's meeting. the bernanke taper caper continues. gold up sharply. interest rates this morning down sharply. for you, the mortgage, you want to refinanc...

>> mortgage rates have been moving higher. they moved to about 4.57% for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage in part because the world is wondering and waiting on the fed to start pulling back. this could be good. this could put a lid on your mortgage rates, but the fed is going to have to taper one way or the other some time. so you'll continue to see the pressure on the mortgage rates. if i were trying to refinance a home, i would do it now. if i were trying to buy a home, this is the time to do it, brooke. >> the good advice from christine romans. alison kosik, i'm hearing the s & p is up, up, up...

Each piece of housing data so critical because this has been a bright spot in the economy. let me show you quickly the trend here for housing starts. again, this is construction of new homes. how are home builders feeling? are they getting access to credit? do they feel -- do they feel solid enough about the economy that they're willing to spend all this money to break ground? that's what you can see the trend here, not as rich as it was in the earlier part of the year. here's what we're watching closely. the rising mortgage rates. mortgage rates have been rising so far this year. now about 4....

Better. but, this is good news if you are a buyer. plenty of homes on the market at low prices. and mortgage rates hit a record low this week. 4.57%. >> shepard: peter barnes live in washington. an astounding settlement from wall street today. goldman sachs agreeing to pay $550 million to settle a civil lawsuit that accuses that investment giant of intentionally misleading investors as the housing market went kaput. we are told it is the largest settlement ever against a wall street firm. goldman is to pay $300 million in fines. the rest to go to folks who lost money with those bad investments...

I'm jane wells with your "cnbc market wrap." let's look at how the stocks are doing today. they have been down generally throughout the day. dow industrials are down 93 points, the s&p 500 down 9 and the nasdaq down a little over 20 points. apple will hold a news conference tomorrow to discuss the iphone 4. it's believed the company will address concerns about the phone's weak signal and dropped calls which may be linked to the phone's wrap-around antenna design. today, conservative radio host ruw limbaugh launched a passionate defense of apple, saying he's in no problems with his iphone 4,...