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The Federal Reserve is best known for its decisions on short-term interest rates, known as the federal funds rate. However, the central bank has several
Several economic indicators have soured in recent months, hidden behind the stock market’s strong returns. Consumers are starting to struggle, as seen by rising credit
The end of one year and the start of another leads to many predictions. However, a look at investment predictions reveals that predictions don’t tend
The Federal Reserve shifted its stance in December, leading to some slight market turmoil. The central bank will slow its pace of interest rate cuts in
With the calendar flipping to 2025 this week, investors should be reflecting on what’s likely in the year ahead. Following two strong years in the
2024 has been a massive year for bitcoin. The start of the year saw the creation of nearly a dozen ETFs that buy and hold bitcoin
Although the Federal Reserve has been cutting interest rates, the facts are buried beneath the headline. The Fed only sets short-term interest rates for lenders.
2024 is on track as one of the strongest years ever. Even with a strong year, it still provided a number of twists and turns that
From late 2008 to late 2015, the Federal Reserve set its interest rates at zero percent. This long period of low rates has been called financial
Over the past three months, investors have moved $150 billion into stock ETFs and mutual funds. That’s a rapid increase, and is the highest pace
While the market has trended higher since the election, some sectors have fared better than others. Investors generally expect inflation to continue to run above the
For the past two months, the interest rates on U.S. Treasury bonds have been trending higher. That’s at odds with the Federal Reserve’s