With federal funding in limbo, CT Dems propose Medicaid expansion
CT Dems unveiled a $250M plan to raise Medicaid reimbursement rates, saying ‘we can’t stop doing our jobs’ amid federal ...
Trump ties transportation funding to immigration compliance
Trump plans to link transportation funding to policies on masks, vaccines and immigration enforcement, as well as marriage ...
Yes, some CDs are still offering 5% – and one pro tells us you might want to lock in rates, as yields are ‘unlikely to show any material improvement by waiting’
Indeed, Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate, tells us that with this move, and future risk that the Fed resumes cutting rates if inflation pressures ease, there’s no benefit to waiting ...
2 charts show why markets are skittish about Trump's tariff policy
Tedeschi's chart shows that when taken literally, Trump's campaign proposals could increase the average effective tariff rate ...
30-Year Refinance Rates Come Close to Dipping Back Under 7%
Rates on 30-year refinance loans dropped another 2 basis points Thursday. That's now a four-day decline of 12 basis points, which has reduced the average to 7.01%—the cheapest level for 30-year refi ...
How Inflation, Tariffs, and More Could Impact Your Finances in 2025
Plus, why Morningstar believes the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year more than the markets predict.
Trump may be his own worst enemy in his fight against the Fed
Trump said Powell and the Fed "failed to stop the problem they created with inflation" in a post on Truth Social on Wednesday ...
The Fed’s Preferred Inflation Measure Ticked Up Slightly in December
The central bank needs to see further progress on inflation or weakness in the labor market to resume interest rate cuts.
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Tariffs threatened by Trump could nudge prices in wrong direction as US inflation lingers
Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 2.6% in December from a year earlier, up from a ...
Will home equity loan interest rates fall this February?
With the Fed pausing interest rates, prospective borrowers may be contemplating the short-term future of interest rates.
Fed’s preferred inflation gauge posts largest monthly gain since April as tariff fears boost spending
“The Fed’s prognosis is for a slower pace of monetary easing moving forward, as the economy is doing well and prices are only slowly returning to target in an environment of great uncertainty,” said ...
US inflation rise in December; consumer spending accelerates
U.S. prices increased in December while consumer spending surged, suggesting that the Federal Reserve could delay cutting ...