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Try this higher-interest, lower-tax alternative to CDs while rates are still high

If you're considering investing in a CD, you might look at this other cash equivalent instead.

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US Fed cuts interest rates by 25 bps, Powell notes Trump's victory to have no impact on policy decisions

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the second time this year, lowering them to 4.5-4.75%…

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Bank bosses aren't worried about lower interest rates — and even see some upside

Bank executives said that lower rates appear to be boosting demand for mortgages, refinancing, and …

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The office market is in trouble. Lower interest rates might not be enough to save it.

Lower interest rates on office loans might not be enough to convince banks to keep lending to offic…

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Rate cuts were supposed to push mortgage rates lower. The opposite has happened.

Friday's blockbuster jobs report reinforced the surprising increase in mortgage rates, since econom…

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Stock market today: Indexes fall as Powell says the Fed is in no hurry to cut interest rates

Indexes slipped as traders zeroed in on remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who said the central …

Kelly Cloonan   


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Status-quo on interest rate likely, say experts ahead of RBI's policy review

The Reserve Bank of India is expected to maintain the current repo rate at 6.5% in its upcoming pol…

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Airbnb hosts with a lot of properties get lower ratings from guests, CEO Brian Chesky said

A "local feel" is one reason Airbnb prefers small-scale operators to third-party property managers …

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It's refinancing time: Americans are already capitalizing on lower rates

Refinancing activity is already surging after the Fed cut interest rates last week for the first ti…

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Mortgage rates will be high throughout 2025 even as the Fed lowers borrowing costs, Goldman Sachs says

Mortgage rates will remain above 6% next year, with the market already pricing in Fed rate cuts, Go…

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Fed trims interest rates by 50 basis points, gold prices touch record-high

Per chairman Jerome Powell, the decision was taken in light of easing inflationary pressures in the…

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3 couples who recently got mortgage interest rates under 3% share how they did it

The homebuyers are using the savings from their low-interest-rate mortgages to pay down debt and co…

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Fed meeting starts today, rate cut on the cards. Here’s what experts are saying

The US Federal Reserve's meeting, starting today, is expected to announce changes in interest rates…

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Lower interest rates could be coming soon. Here's what's at stake if they aren't.

Interest rate cuts could finally come this year. Economists explained the benefits of rate cuts and…

Madison Hoff,Ayelet Sheffey   


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Not just Fed, but central banks of these countries also tinkered with rate cuts this week

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 50 basis points, causing global markets to surge. Cent…

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RBI unlikely to cut interest rate in 2024, food inflation to be deciding factor, says SBI chief Setty

T​​​​he US Federal Reserve's first cut in interest rates in more than four years happened today, tr…

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Why the interest-rate cut isn't delivering the relief consumers were hoping for

The 10-year Treasury yield went above 4%, leaving consumers facing high borrowing costs despite the…

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Existing home sales hit a 14-year low as homebuyers hold out for lower rates that may not come

Homebuyers have stayed on the sidelines, waiting for lower mortgage rates. Based on how things are …

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