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How lower interest rates will affect consumers’ wallets
The Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate from its 23-year high, with consequences for debt, savings, auto ...
CDs paying 5% are a dying breed. Here's how to find high savings rates while you still can.
A current challenge for savers is that the rates on 3- and 5-year CDs can be lower than rates on shorter-term CDs. That reflects banks' views that rates will be lower when those longer-term CDs come ...
Should You Move Money Out of Savings Now That Rate Cuts Are Here?
Despite recent cuts to the federal funds rate, you should still keep your savings in the bank. Find out how much savings accounts APYs may change.
Baby boomers have a ton of their wealth tied up in stocks and housing. Here's why that's a risk to the economy.
Boomers' net worths could be hit by falling stock and home prices. That's bad news for the entire economy, a portfolio ...
Inflation Progress & Labor Market Cooling: The Fed’s Rate Cut Thinking
They were not, though, in a panic or worried about an imminent recession. Instead, they were thinking that the old interest ...
Trump decries Fed rate cut as ‘political move’ that won’t work
Trump has repeatedly criticized the central bank and suggested presidents should have more of an influence over the Fed’s ...
HISD $4.4 billion bond proposal could benefit from Fed rate cut, challenges still remain
For HISD, which has a $4.4 billion bond proposal on the November ballot, the Fed's rate cut came at a fortuitous time.
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Legislators Upset Wyoming Bankers Are Against Custodia’s Fight With Fed
Wyoming legislators are upset with the Wyoming Banking Association for supporting the Federal Reserve in its fight with ...
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Understanding the dynamics of mortgage rates
The labyrinth in the financial world is teeming with intricate mechanisms and systems that can often seem counterintuitive to ...
Now That Rates Are Falling, Let’s Turn to Other Matters
The Federal Reserve has at last cut interest rates but our columnist points out a host of concerns that could weigh on ...
OK, so there was an interest rate cut. What do I do now?
The Federal Reserve’s decision Wednesday to lower its key interest rate by half a percentage point brought some clarity to ...
Which path will the Fed take to ease monetary policy?
There is little historical experience to guide policymakers or investors, because the current economic cycle is like no other ...