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Is a high-yield savings account worth opening before a September Fed rate cut?
Interest rate cuts look likely this September. But will a high-yield savings account be worth opening before then?
Interest Rates Are About to Do Something They Haven't Done Since December 2024, and It Could Foreshadow a Surprising Move in the Stock Market
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Markets now betting Fed will cut rates in September after disappointing jobs report
The probability of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September jumped dramatically following weak employment data, with market ...
Where Are Fed Interest Rates Headed? Here's What Traders Think.
Friday's weak jobs report has rekindled bets on the Federal Reserve making a series of interest-rate cuts this year. As of ...
Fed official calls July jobs report 'concerning' as economy hits potential turning point
Fed Governor Lisa Cook said that the weak July jobs report and large downward revisions suggest the U.S. economy could be at ...
SNAPSHOT Wall Street opens higher on Fed rate cut hopes; earnings in focus
Wall Street opened higher on Wednesday, as ongoing optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts kept markets afloat and ...
Fed holds interest rates steady, Chair Powell says Fed independence 'very important'
The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, just days after President Donald Trump made an unusual visit to ...
Waller is favorite for Fed chair among Trump team, Bloomberg News reports
Trump has repeatedly criticized Fed Chair Jerome Powell for not cutting interest rates, and while he has backed off threats ...