After pushing short-term rates higher three times in 15 months, the Fed is shifting its aim. Mortgage borrowers take note.
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Tag Archives: Interest Rates
A Lull In The War On Savers
Savers are still losing ground against inflation, but they at least can look ahead to possibly better times.
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The Bond Market’s Trump Factor
Interest rates have jumped sharply since Donald Trump won the election. What are the bond markets trying to tell us?
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The Fed Faces The Donald
Will Trump’s election dissuade the Federal Reserve from raising rates next month? Don’t bet on it.
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Anticipating The Next Recession
Recessions are inevitable. Efforts to avoid them at all costs and scaremongering when they arrive don’t help.
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The Insurance Time Bomb
Life insurers count on conservative investments to meet their obligations. That doesn’t work well in a zero-interest world.
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What Are The Credit Markets Telling Us?
The stock market calmly handled the Fed’s interest rate hike, but other parts of the financial markets are uncomfortable.
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A Small Step Toward Economic Normalcy
Put it on your calendar: The zero-interest era, at least in America, will end on December 16.
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Will They Or Won’t They?
Today we find out whether the Fed is ready to raise interest rates. Don’t bet on it.
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When Normal Feels Abnormally Scary
Take a deep breath, investors: Recent stock gyrations reflect a return to more normal market conditions.
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