Update On Interest Rates: Is The Federal Reserve Shooting Blanks?
The Federal Reserve cut the interest rate by 50 basis points – and the market RAISED its rates by the same amount. The Fed said "Down" and the markets said "Nope." ...
Fed’s Musalem Warns Against Easing Too Quickly, Prefers Patience
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said he supported the US central bank’s decision last month to ...
Fed’s Musalem Sees Gradual Interest Rate Cuts Ahead
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem sees a soft landing ahead, aided by the central bank easing off ...
Americans Held Less Credit Card Debt In August—That’s Not Necessarily A Good Sign
High interest rates and higher lending standards may be curtailing credit card spending.
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American consumers continue to rack up debt
Consumer credit overall increased, while revolving debt — that’s mostly on credit cards — was down 1.2%, according to the ...
The Fed May Not Cut Rates In November. What to Do With Treasury Bonds Now.
The best-laid plans often go awry, and that goes even for the Federal Reserve, whose rate-cut intentions were thrown for a ...
What a 10-year Treasury yield above 4% says about the economy
On Monday, the 10-year yield BX:TMUBMUSD10Y closed above 4% for the first time since July 31. Meanwhile, the policy-sensitive 2-year rate BX:TMUBMUSD02Y also finished just above the 4% level as ...
More young people are falling behind on their credit card and vehicle payments
Netspend analyzed Federal Reserve Bank of New York data to illustrate how different generations handle debt payments amid ...
Mortgage rates take first jump in 7 weeks
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is down from 7.22% in May, its 2024 peak. Rates have been mostly declining since July ...
Wall Street indexes slip with interest rates, Middle East in focus
U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Monday while Treasury yields rose, as traders tamped down bets for Federal Reserve ...
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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: What does the Fed’s rate cut mean?
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Recently the Federal Reserve (the Fed) made headlines by reducing its interest ...
Why Wall Street's Hopes for Big Interest Rate Cuts Have Dimmed, and What's Next
Investors were once again resetting on Monday after last week's strong jobs report upended the market's predictions about how ...