Treasury yields rose materially over the intermeeting period. At shorter maturities, the increase appeared to largely reflect higher inflation compensation, while at longer maturities, it was attributable mostly to a higher expected path for the real policy rate and higher real risk pr...
The 2022 Fed rate increases kicked off a prolonged period of rising savings rates, and today some of the best savings accounts have annual percentage yields, or APYs, above 5%. Once the Fed reduces rates, we will likely see a dip in the highest savings rates, so expect those to top out...
Until 2025, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program was the sole program for federal employees and retirees, including those working for, or who had retired from, the semi-corporate U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) began in calendar year 2025 as a ...
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My uncles and my dad would always encourage me to get up at 4am or 5am in the morning, just before the dawn. They’d tell me those stories, reminding me to be being watchful, to look out to the sea to see where the clouds are before setting sail. ...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesdayreleased the minutes from its latest meeting, showing that the central bank plans to deliver more 50 basis point rate hikes this year, likely at each remaining meeting on the calendar. In an effort to tamp down inflation, the Fed may also raise interest rat...
A Delaware judge has struck down the $55 billion pay package for Elon Musk at Tesla which had been challenged by a shareholder in the electric-vehicle maker. The ruling means that the board of Tesla will have to come up with a new proposal for Musk, five years after he had been granted...
Some of the key economic reports of late suggest the 11 rate hikes that began in March 2022 are having their effect on several areas of the economy. Existing home sales decreased 2.2% month over month in July. Home sales were down 16.5% from the same period a year ago. Inventory...
“Inflation has come down very substantially over that period. And more importantly, it’s come down without significant weakness in activity. We haven’t seen a recession. We haven’t been close to a recession.” To fight inflation, the Federal Reserve spiked interest rates in 2022 and ...
The reason is that, unlike a savings account, whose rate can be changed at any time, CDs are a rate promise for the future, which the bank or credit union is obligated to pay for the life of the certificate. So in deciding how much to pay for different CD terms, banks ...