CD rates are a product of their economic times, and we're currently in a rosy period. At other times in history, CD rates ...

CD rates move in tandem with the federal funds rate, the benchmark interest rate set by the Federal Reserve. Yields on CDs rose above 10% in the early 1980s when the Fed set interest rates well ...

While still elevated compared to recent history, the best savings account ... and is only expect to pare the federal funds rate twice throughout the year. Savings account yields were muted in ...

Do CD rates go up during a recession? Historical data suggests that CD rates track the federal funds rate, which has held true during past recessions. Typically, the Federal Reserve will lower ...

But here's the good news: The FOMC estimates the federal funds rate will end this ... although the current unemployment rate of 4.1% is quite low by historical standards, it has trended higher ...

The federal-funds rate had been near zero during the pandemic ... Even with recent cuts, interest rates are still high relative to recent history. This is the case compared not only with the ...

Nominal GDP targeting would allow the central bank to balance price stability and maximum employment more effectively.

Here's how the Fed's rate hike affects specifically credit card APRs, plus how you can avoid being impacted too much. The Fed controls what's called the federal funds rate, or the interest rate ...

Consumer price inflation fell to 2.4% in March, surprising analysts who expected a rise, but future inflation concerns remain ...

San Francisco Federal Reserve President Mary Daly said on Friday that while she is still comfortable with a couple of ...

New York Fed President John Williams pushed back on calls from President Donald Trump and others for a quick interest-rate ...

President Trump's criticism of Fed's Powell was just the latest in a flurry of attacks on the Fed chief going over interest ...