The Federal Reserve has battled a variety of economic troubles over the past 35 years. Between tech busts, a financial crisis ...

Long-term Treasury yields don’t necessarily fall in the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate-cutting cycles, with history showing they sometimes rise on average, according to Deutsche Bank Research. “At ...

U.S. interest rates look too high, relative to inflation. A compelling argument can be made that U.S. interest rates are higher than they “should” be relative to inflation. The implication of that ...

The Fed is expected to lower short-term rates soon, impacting distributions for investment vehicles like CEFs and BDCs. Investors should focus on both distribution paths and valuations of CEFs, as ...

Subscribers to Chart of the Week received this commentary on Sunday, September 22. By Friday, the euphoria over the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut -- and subsequent Thursday melt up -- had worn ...

Mortgage rates are finally drifting down from their recent peaks, but the math on homeownership still does not work for a large share of American households. Prices climbed so far, and supply is so ...

The first interest-rate cut of the year is here, and it could eventually mean savings for Americans. The Fed meeting follows soft job growth, rising unemployment, and increasing inflation rates. A ...

Global interest rate policy is headed even lower. As human beings, we tend to focus on the micro. We spend the bulk of our lives figuring out how to better ourselves and achieve our maximum potential.

In recent years, certificate of deposit (CD) interest rates reached historic highs, due, in large part, to the Federal Reserve pushing up its benchmark rate to try and temper inflation. As the ...

The Federal Reserve released its latest quarterly Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) report last week. Compared to its previous forecasts, the Fed expects slower U.S. economic growth in 2025, with ...