Federal Reserve

by Max Erkiletian

Interest Rate Cuts Are on the Way Looking for a get-rich-quick scheme? Here is one guaranteed to pay off big time. Find someone who does not believe the F... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

Interest Rates Unchanged, But a Cut is Forecast As Inflation Slows Nothing regarding interest rates was expected from Wednesday’s meeting of the Federal Reserve (Fed) and the ... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

No Mystery in Bank Failures and No Reason For Fear The Senate Banking and House Financial Services committees are set to begin hearings next week on the failure of ... read the story

by Max Erkiletian

The Weekly Wrap: All About Inflation, Its Causes, History, and How to Fight It President Gerald Ford labeled inflation “public enemy number one” when it climbed to 20 percent during the seventies... read the story

by Tamila McDonald

How the Fed’s Interest Rate Increases Affect Your Finances The U.S. Federal Reserve Bank just raised interest rates a quarter of a percent. How does that actually work and at what... read the story

Strong December Jobs Report Looks Good, but Wages Fail to Keep Pace The years 2008 and 2009 were characterized by loss: the loss of approximately 8.4 million jobs, the loss of consumer con... read the story