President Trump is plowing ahead with his tariff plans and threats, while still pushing for a cut to interest rates.
Savers looking to open a short-term CD account should first understand what a "good" rate is considered to be now.
Australia’s central bank on Tuesday reduced its benchmark interest rate for the first time since October 2020 as the nation’s inflation cools. The Reserve Bank of Australia reduced the cash rate by a quarter percentage point from 4.
New numbers from the January consumer price index report show a rise in gas, eggs and coffee prices. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Investopedia’s Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver break down the inflation numbers,
Just before the release of Wednesday’s monthly consumer price report, President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday President Donald Trump’s calls for lower interest rates won’t lead the central bank to change its rate decisions. “People can be confident that
Economists expect the consumer price index rose 2.9% last month, matching the year-over-year increase in December. The annual rate of inflation has been mostly inching higher sinc
Tariffs may trigger deflation, more likely than markets expect. Learn how hedging against deflation could benefit value stocks, investment-grade debt, and the USD.
The Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.10% following a monthly policy meeting.
A top European Central Bank official has signalled that rate-setters could be almost done with interest rate cuts in the Eurozone, warning risks to inflation were increasingly becoming “skewed to the upside” while borrowing costs had eased a lot.
Inflation in the U.K. rose to a 10-month high in January, official figures showed Wednesday, an increase that will likely diminish expectations of rapid interest rate reductions from the Bank of England.
If you're looking to pay the lowest interest rate possible, a HELOC offers the way to do so right now. Not only are HELOC rates lower than home equity loan rates now (8.29% versus 8.41%) but they're also much lower than personal loans (around 12%) and credit cards (around 23%).