That’s created a disparity between beneficiary acuity and state payment rates, which haven’t kept pace with rising costs for members’ care, according to insurers. However, rates for 2025 are ...

Women in the United States are having fewer children, with the country’s birth rate falling to an almost record low last year, preliminary data show. Roughly 3.6 million babies were born in the ...

Births in the United States held near record low numbers in 2024, up just 1%, a statistic that could fuel President Donald Trump’s recent drive to pursue policies to encourage childrearing.

HDFC Bank has reduced its fixed deposit interest rates by up to 50 bps on select tenures below Rs 3 crore, effective today, i.e., April 19, 2025. Earlier, the savings account interest rates were also ...

The current gold rates in Lucknow stand at Rs 8,960 per gram for 22-karat gold and Rs 9,773 per gram for 24-karat gold (commonly known as 999 gold). Prices of both 22K and 24K gold have been steadily ...

“If he can bend the cost curve on insurance rates, that’s something he can take credit for,” Couvillon said. “Who he works with to do it is much more insider baseball. I don’t know if that kind of ...

The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI’s) rate setting panel decided to cut the repo rate by another 25 basis point bringing it down to six per cent this month. This move was aimed at boosting the economy ...

Springtime home shoppers may be feeling the impact of an intensifying trade war. The average rate on a standard, 30-year fixed mortgage was 6.83% in the week ending April 17, up from 6.62% a week ...

The European Central Bank cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point Thursday, citing growing trade tensions after US President Donald Trump’s tariffs sparked a global trade war.

The Bank of Canada on Wednesday decided to hold its benchmark interest rate steady, a move that could affect homeowners and prospective buyers across the country. According to a recent Royal ...

Rates for home loans surged amid evidence that higher borrowing costs and financial and economic uncertainty are holding back the housing market. In the week ending April 17, 30-year fixed-rate ...

Trump calls for a decrease in interest rates as the Fed looks at what might need to happen to combat inflation. The next Fed meeting to discuss interest rates isn't until May. Trump looks forward ...