Fed's preferred inflation gauge highlights holiday-shortened trading week: What to know this week
Investors will be closely watching a fresh reading on inflation for clues on the Fed's interest rate-cutting path.
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The rising price of paying the national debt is a risk for Trump's promises on growth and inflation
The higher cost of servicing the debt gives Trump less room to maneuver with the federal budget as he seeks income tax cuts.
How ‘bumpy’ is US inflation?
US inflation data on Wednesday will provide clues for investors on the likely timing and speed of interest rate cuts by the ...
Today's Mortgage Rates | Rates May Not Drop as Much as Expected Next Year
These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Unless the economy starts to weaken, we might not see mortgage rates drop as ...
CDs vs. I Bonds: What's the Better Place for Your Cash?
Series I Savings Bonds, or I bonds, became extremely popular a couple of years ago when inflation spiked to a multi-decade ...
Does government spending cause inflation, and did Biden-Harris make it worse?
Prices rose 2.6% between October 2023 and the same month in 2024, an unremarkable figure. Yet, inflation seems to be on ...
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Seller’s market: Kane County housing market leans toward those that already have a house
Kane County real estate professionals don’t believe the Fed’s influence is as strong as other factors and expect current ...
CD Rates Mostly Held Firm This Week—But the Top Nationwide Offer Is Expected to End Soon
The best CD rates held their ground in all but one term this past week, meaning you can still snag a rate up to 5.50%. But ...
S&P 500 is on a 12-month tear as tariffs threaten 2025 outlook for U.S. stocks
David Kostin, chief U.S. equity strategist at Goldman Sachs Group, has forecast that the S&P 500 could rise to 6,500 by the end of next year. During a media briefing earlier this week, he said that ...
'Padding the profit margin': Why are interest rates still rising on store credit cards?
The Federal Reserve hasn’t raised interest rates since the summer of 2023. But America’s retailers apparently didn’t get the ...
Prediction: More Homeowners Will Refinance Their Mortgages in 2025. Here's Why
There's a good chance more homeowners will refinance their mortgages in 2025 if it brings lower mortgage rates with it. And ...
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Interest Rates Recently Did Something They Haven't Done Since March 2020, and It Could Trigger a Big Move in the Stock Market
Interest rates hit a two-decade high following the Federal Reserve's last hike in 2023. With inflation clearly trending lower ...