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S&P 500 Rises As Fed Thinks About Next Move For Interest Rates

From Tuesday through Thursday, the S&P 500 clocked three new record highs during the trading week ending Friday, 15 August ...

Asian shares are mixed in quiet trading as traders await cues from the Fed

BANGKOK — Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after Wall Street held near its records, with traders awaiting fresh cues ...
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Investors await major speech from Powell for clarity on path for interest rates

All eyes are on Jerome Powell this week as he prepares to make a major speech in this week where investors are hoping to gain ...

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Drop to Their Lowest in 10 Months-Giving Hope to Homebuyers

The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans registered 6.63% for the week ending Aug. 14, down from 6.58% last week.

Fed keeps interest rates unchanged for fifth-straight time

President Donald Trump urged the central bank to cut rates. Fed Chair Jerome Powell is holding firm — but more and more colleagues don’t agree.

Goldman Sachs' banking strategy head reveals his favorite trade ahead of a potential Fed rate cut

Goldman Sachs' Josh Schiffrin favors 5-year Treasurys before expected Fed rate cuts. The chief strategy officer for global banking and markets echoed predictions of a rate cut in September.A Reuters ...

Have a CD account maturing right before interest rates are cut? Do this now.

Is the timing between your CD account maturity date and a rate cut set to collide? Consider taking these steps now.