Is a CD still worth it now that the Fed has cut rates?
Are CD accounts still valuable with interest rate cuts? Here are three reasons why they're still worth opening.
Here's How Savings and CD Rates Could Change Based on Today's Fed Forecast
The Fed cut interest rates today and released its quarterly "dot plot" of expectations for additional rate cuts. What does the forecast mean for savings and CD rates?
The Fed Just Cut Rates. What Should Savers Do About CDs and High-Yield Accounts?
Here's what to know about CDs and high-yield savings accounts following the Fed's first interest-rate cut in four years.
This CD is offering 10%, and 9 other high-APY CDs — despite the Fed cutting rates
Some of the highest APYs come with high barriers to entry, but you can still find CDs paying 5% and more that are easier to qualify for.
The Fed Cut Rates. Will Saving Account and CD Rates Plummet?
The Fed meets eight times a year to assess the health of the US economy and vote on the federal funds rate, the rate banks use to lend and borrow money. While the Fed’s decision to change rates doesn’t directly affect savings rates, changes in APYs typically follow. The changes can take several weeks or even months to take effect.
Stock market today: Asian markets forge higher after Fed's first rate cut in over 4 years
Asian markets have forged higher after the Federal Reserve kicked off its efforts to prevent a recession in the U.S. with a bigger-than-usual cut to interest rates
How low could mortgage rates go now that the Fed has finally started cutting? Economists weigh in.
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was cutting interest rates for the first time in four years. How far will mortgage rates fall from here on out? Not so much, economists say. The central bank announced a 50-basis-point cut to its benchmark rate,
Jerome Powell’s sunny economic outlook clashes with the Fed’s bold interest rate cut
The Fed cut interest rates by half a percentage point yesterday—the first cut in four years and double the 25 basis points that many expected from the central bank. And yet the markets dipped down, perhaps because of a perceived disconnect between Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s sunny prognosis that “the economy is in good shape” and the committee’s bold action that suggests a possible recession on the horizon.
Why a Key Benchmark for Borrowing Costs Has Gone Up Since the Fed Cut Rates
The Federal Reserve cut short-term interest rates by 0.5 percentage point on Wednesday. Since then, a key benchmark for borrowing costs in the U.S. has gone…up, instead of down. In recent trading, the yield on the benchmark 10-year U.
Dollar edges lower after Fed goes big on rate cut, Aussie jumps
The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday after a larger than usual interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve that had been priced in by markets. The Fed on Wednesday kicked off its monetary easin
CD Interest Rates Forecast: Will CD Rates Go Up In 2024?
As the Federal Reserve starts to cut rates, what's happening to interest rates on certificates of deposit (CDs)? After steady ...
Should you lock in today’s CD rates?
You should lock in a CD rate now if you think rates have peaked, but only if you can afford to tie up your money for the full ...
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Protect Your Earnings Now With These Top CDs
Extreme weather is the next hurdle for homebuyers. We've researched and compared the best CD rates the market has to offer ...
What to do when your CD matures in a falling-rate environment
If your CD matures during a period of falling interest rates, you still have options such as reinvesting in another CD or ...
Lower rates are coming. You should check your CD rates now to keep earning, experts say.
The Fed's expected to start cutting rates on Sept. 18, and banks will follow right away. Savers should check CD rates now and ...
CD Rates Are Likely to Fall Soon. Here's Why I'm Still Not Opening One
The days of 5% CD rates are coming to a close. Read on to learn why one writer still isn't biting -- and where her spare cash is going instead.