According to experts, consumers should give gas station credit cards a passBy Dan GorensteinApril 11, 2018POSTED IN: Economy bank rates credit Credit Cards interest rates rewards ListenreadDownloadDownload
Fed raises key rate and foresees 2 more hikes this yearBy Associated PressMarch 21, 2018SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesThe Fed also increased its estimate for rate hikes in 2019 from two to three, reflecting an expectation of faster growth and lower unemployment.POSTED IN: Economy Federal Reserve interest rates The Fed Jerome Powell read
Why low unemployment might not lead to higher inflationBy Sabri Ben-Achour and Aidan ConnellyFebruary 21, 2018Fox Photos/Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate is at 4.1 percent — the lowest level since 2000.POSTED IN: Federal Reserve interest rates inflation FMOC ListenreadDownloadDownload
What will rising bond yields mean if the economy keeps heating up?By Scott TongFebruary 13, 2018POSTED IN: Economy bond yields bonds interest rates bond market treasury Goldman Sachs ListenreadDownloadDownload
Low-income and middle-class homeowners might see their tax refunds shrink come 2018By Jana KasperkevicFebruary 12, 2018Christopher Furlong/Getty ImagesHere is why. POSTED IN: tax bill mortgage interest deduction private mortgage insurance mortgage Homeowner's insurance homeowners Taxes Money read
Here's what five people named Jerome Powell think about the economyBy David Brancaccio and Katie LongFebruary 12, 2018Alex Wong/Getty ImagesA little perspective for the Federal Reserve chair as he starts his term. POSTED IN: Economy Jerome Powell interest rates Federal Reserve ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why some people are relieved the markets are dippingBy David BrancaccioFebruary 06, 2018Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe markets had been hitting record highs, but this reversal might be a good thing. POSTED IN: markets interest rates Volatility ListenreadDownloadDownload
Could the Federal Reserve have prevented the financial crisis?By David Brancaccio and Katie LongJanuary 22, 2018Stephen Chernin/Getty ImagesA look at what the Fed was doing — and wasn't — before the crisis hit the headlines and your bank account. POSTED IN: Economy Great Recession 2008 The Federal Reserve interest rate Divided Decade ListenreadDownloadDownload
What's behind the global rally?By Stephen BeardJanuary 17, 2018SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ImagesEconomists say cheap interest rates are one factor.POSTED IN: world Trump Global Rally U.S. Rally stock market interest rates ListenreadDownloadDownload
