Fed rate cuts could ease credit card and deposit rates, but auto loans and mortgages may stay high due to risk and long-term inflation expectations.

Thanks to compounding interest and historically higher interest rates than traditional savings accounts, a high-yield savings account (HYSA) can help you fast-track your savings goals. According to the FDIC,

The Federal Reserve's policy rate is a long way from its lowest point, but markets remain concerned about a return to zero interest rates, according to findings from the Federal Reserve Banks of New York and San Francisco. Processing Content In an economic ...

Discover how banks set loan interest rates, from Federal Reserve policies to market trends and borrower creditworthiness, for better financial decisions.

VanEck Long Muni ETF offers tax-free income by investing in long-term, investment-grade municipal bonds, appealing to higher-rate taxpayers. MLN minimizes credit risk but exposes investors to significant interest rate risk due to its long bond maturities ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Erik Sherman reports on business, economics, finance, tech, and law. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial board wrote about interest rates this week. They tried to explain that a change ...

The International Accounting Standards Board proposed a new accounting model to reflect how banks and other financial institutions manage interest rate risks in their portfolios. Processing Content The proposed Risk Mitigation Accounting model comes in ...

The Federal Reserve has lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point, in a highly anticipated decision surrounded by extraordinary political drama. The 11-1 decision supported by Fed Chair Jerome Powell and a majority of the Federal ...

FLOT offers a low-interest rate and credit risk profile, with a 5.15% yield, making it ideal for parking extra cash temporarily. The ETF invests mainly in high-quality, short-term floating-rate notes from supranationals and major banks, minimizing risk ...