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The Fed slashed interest rates, but some credit card APRs aren't going down. Here's why
Although the Federal Reserve started slashing interest rates in September, the average retail card rate has only gone up.
Inflation Back on the Radar Ahead of Fed Meeting
This week will provide fresh data on inflation with price levels remaining above the Federal Reserve’s target.
Citigroup joins Wall Street peers in forecasting 25 bps rate cut by Fed in December
Citigroup, previously the only Wall Street brokerage forecasting a 50 basis point rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve, has ...
BlackRock’s $12B Purchase Of HPS Wrecks The ‘Easy Money’ Fed Narrative
Real prices always and everywhere intrude on vain interventions by central bankers whom to many take far too literally.
Why Powell and the Fed should pause interest-rate cuts in December
The conventional wisdom among economists and traders is that the Federal Reserve is going to cut its benchmark interest rate ...
AMERICAS Fed cut gets baked in, China shifts monetary stance
Bitcoin smashing the $100,000 barrier raises the prospect of the cryptocurrency going mainstream, U.S. inflation data will ...
Household finance outlook hits highest since February 2020, New York Fed survey shows
Optimism about household finances hit a multiyear high following Donald Trump’s presidential election victory in November, ...
Should you open a home equity loan before the December Fed meeting?
Do you need to apply for a home equity loan before the Fed's December meeting? Here's what borrowers should do now.