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Back to news homeRates on C.D.s Are Soaring, but the High Rates May Not Last
If your stash is meant for emergencies, like a car repair or medical bills, you shouldn’t restrict your access to it for long. You want to be able to withdraw […]
U.K. Inflation Dips to 10.1 Percent as Food Prices Remain High
Britain’s inflation rate slowed last month, but is likely to bring only limited relief to households as it stubbornly held in the double digits because of rapidly rising food prices.Consumer […]
Unemployment Is Low, Inflation Is Falling, but Recession Worries Linger
There are two starkly different ways of looking at the U.S. economy right now: what the data says has happened in the past few months, and what history warns could […]
Fed Officials Fretted Bank Turmoil Could Have Serious Economic Consequences
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials wanted to remain flexible about the path ahead for interest rates, minutes from their March meeting showed, as they weighed a strong labor market and […]
IMF Lowers Growth Outlook Amid Financial System Tremors
WASHINGTON — The world economy faces the increasing risk of a painful slowdown amid worries about the global banking system and concerns that rising interest rates could force banks to […]
U.S. Job Growth Eases, but Extends Its Streak
The U.S. economy generated hearty job growth in March, but at a slowing rate that appeared to reflect the toll of steadily rising interest rates.Employers added 236,000 jobs in the […]
Jobs Report Bolsters Biden’s Economic Pitch, but Inflation Still Nags
WASHINGTON — Gradually slowing job gains and a growing labor force in March delivered welcome news to President Biden, nearly a year after he declared that the job market needed […]
Taking Social Security, Paying Student Debt: Financial Planners Weigh In
Ross Levin, the founder of Accredited Investors in Edina, Minn., considered Ms. Keyser’s question. The Keyser family is right on track with their current plan, one they have created mostly […]
Oil Prices Jump After Surprise OPEC Production Cut
Oil prices surged on Monday, a day after OPEC members announced production cuts “aimed at supporting the stability of the oil market.”In early trading Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose […]