The Fed Paused Rates Again. Here's What That Means for CD and Savings Account APYs

The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the health of the US economy and vote on the federal funds rate, the rate banks use to lend and borrow money. While the Fed's decision to change rates ... Read More

The Fed leaves its key interest rate as is. Here’s how you can benefit

The Trump administration’s tariffs regime has disrupted markets, darkened the outlook for employers and businesses and hammered consumer sentiment. Read More

Fed rate and tariffs: Why interest is unchanged again, and what it means for you

Despite the Trump administration’s push for a rate cut, The Fed announced Wednesday it’s holding steady – and the president’s tariffs were a big deciding factor. Read More

Fed holds interest rates steady as the central bank weighs impact of Trump tariffs

The Federal Reserve is again leaving its benchmark interest rate at 4.25% to 4.5%, citing rising economic uncertainty. Read More

Powell says Fed can wait to lower interest rates again. But will it wait too long?

Jerome Powell said the Federal Reserve can wait to see which effect from Trump's tariffs is worse - high inflation or a weak economy. Read More

The Fed Didn't Touch Interest Rates, but Your Credit Card APR Could Still Go Up. Here's Why

Raising or lowering the federal funds rate -- the overnight interest rate between banks -- creates a domino effect. Credit card issuers often follow the Fed's lead, increasing or decreasing their APRs ... Read More

The Fed Isn't About to Cut Interest Rates. Here's What That Means for Your Finances

Even if the Fed holds interest rates steady next week, its tone and messaging have a huge impact on markets. Any talk of risk or uncertainty can spook investors and cause a chain ... Read More

The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady this week. Here's what that means for your borrowing costs

From credit cards and mortgage rates to auto loans and savings accounts, all sorts of consumer borrowing costs are impacted by Fed moves. Read More

The Fed Is Meeting on Interest Rates Next Week. Here's How We Think Savings and CD Rates Will React.

If you click on links we provide, we may ... the Fed's forecast will show until it's released. But we can see what interest rate traders currently predict. Below you can see that markets are ... Read More

Fed holds interest rates steady, but tariffs remain a ‘notable headwind to economic growth,' analyst says

The rate has stayed above 4% for more than two years as the Fed has aimed to lower inflation by keeping borrowing costs high. Its target annualized rate is 2%, but the current rate remains at 2.4% as ... Read More