In this post, I will begin by looking at movements in treasury rates, across maturities, during 2024, and the resultant ...

While the Fed is expected to hold interest rates steady for a while, anything could change in the next few months. Future ...

The odds a U.S. recession will someday be determined to have begun between January 2025 and January 2026 have dropped to a ...

Since the FOMC is responsible for setting interest rate policy at the Fed, Wall Street watches each SEP very closely. In the September SEP, the FOMC forecast five potential interest rate cuts in 2025, ...

it raised the federal funds rate from 0.1% to 5.33%. It was one of the fastest increases in history, but thankfully it worked because the CPI fell to 4.1% in 2023, and continued to decline in 2024.

That decline will continue with further cuts, so now would be a good time to lock in a CD with a high return. Lowering the fed funds rate will see interest rates on student loans drop, too.

The Fed is expected to hold off on another rate cut at its Jan. 29 meeting. Here's what it means for your finances.

Lower rates boost the economy by encouraging spending, and higher rates slow the economy by discouraging spending. Officials started cutting the federal funds ... The following chart shows how ...

Below, CNBC Select shares some financial steps to consider before interest rates decline. When the Fed lowers the federal funds rate, the annual percent yield on savings accounts typically drops ...

CD rates tend to track the federal funds rate. When the fed rate goes down, CD rates decline, and vice versa. The Federal Reserve held the federal funds rate steady for nearly a year but made its ...