Mark Twain wrote that history doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. This could also be said of Federal Reserve interest rate policy, although it’s a lot less entertaining than Twain’s story, ...

Only time will tell, of course, but recent history doesn’t make ... of a recession now that the Fed has lowered its sky-high benchmark lending rate. Excluding the rate cuts that happened during ...

The coronavirus has wreaked havoc on the economy, and in an emergency response, the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by ...

CD rates aren't directly tied to the Fed's actions, but they tend to move in the same direction. Learn what it means for you.

Savers earned so little because the Federal Reserve kept short-term borrowing rates near zero for most of that time in order to stimulate economic growth. That is, the Fed didn’t want savers ...

Now, let's consider what recent history has to say about how ... only derailed by the arrival of the pandemic. The Fed then launched another short series of rate cuts -- this time lowering them ...

Per J.P. Morgan, when the S&P 500 is within 2% of an all-time high and the Fed cuts rates, historical data shows that the index has increased 100% of the time over the following 12 months since ...

What happens to the stock market after the Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates? The unhelpful answer is that it depends. “Opinions aside, the imminent cut in the fed-funds rate has ...

As advisors anticipate the impact of the new Fed rate-cut cycle on client portfolios, many will probably rely on the conventional wisdom that cyclicals are likely to benefit the most.

The Fed initiated its rate-cut cycle in September, while the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are taking a more ...