The Federal Reserve and Your Money

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  Recession odds for 2023 are at 64% — here’s how a downturn could impact you

  Recessions bring discomfort at best — and financial pain at worst.

  6 min read Jan 31, 2023
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  5 benefits of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike

  Interest rates are trending higher. Here are a few reasons to be happy about it.

  3 min read Jan 25, 2023
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  Survey: Inflation has likely peaked, but consumers will still pay more this year

  Cooling inflation isn’t the same as low inflation.

  5 min read Jan 04, 2023
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  Survey: Economists see slower hiring and more unemployment in 2023

  Job growth is expected to be nearly 10 times slower this year than it was last year.

  5 min read Jan 04, 2023
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  Survey: Fed seen aggressively hiking rates above 5% in 2023

  Economists expect more rate hikes than the Fed itself.

  4 min read Jan 04, 2023
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  Survey: The U.S. economy has a 64% chance of entering a recession this year

  Experts say no other downturn has been so widely predicted.

  4 min read Jan 04, 2023
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  Mortgage rate forecast for January 2023: Rates could yo-yo

  New year, new rates? It all depends on inflation, the Fed, and if a recession looms.

  5 min read Jan 01, 2023
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  Survey: 10-year Treasury yield to rise even higher over the next year, experts say

  Analysts were nearly split on whether rates would be higher or lower a year from now.

  3 min read Dec 20, 2022
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  Fed raises rates by half a point, sees rates topping 5% in 2023

  The Fed’s inflation fight is far from over.

  7 min read Dec 14, 2022
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  Mortgage rate forecast for December 2022: A celebratory pause?

  This year has been one of the most challenging in which to forecast mortgage rates thanks to unprecedented volatility.

  4 min read Dec 01, 2022
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  Calendar: What’s driving mortgage rates the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 2, 2022

  Mortgage market players will closely watch Friday’s jobs report.

  1 min read Nov 28, 2022
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  Survey: Majority of Americans are delaying milestones and activities because of the economy

  As inflation soars, most Americans say the economy has harmed their quality of life.

  5 min read Nov 17, 2022
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  How would credit card issuers react to a recession?

  A recession appears increasingly likely; here’s what it could mean for the credit card industry.

  5 min read Nov 04, 2022
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  What is stagflation, explained — and whether the crisis may return for the first time in 40 years

  Some consumers may be feeling the pinch of stagflation already.

  7 min read Nov 03, 2022
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  Housing market needs to get back in balance, Fed’s Powell says

  Chairman Jerome Powell’s thoughts on the housing market in the most recent Fed meeting.

  3 min read Nov 02, 2022
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  Fed hikes interest rates by 0.75 percentage point for fourth straight meeting

  Rates are now at a near 15-year high, but what comes next?

  7 min read Nov 02, 2022
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  Mortgage rate forecast for November 2022: Rates get frostier

  The holidays are mere weeks away, but there’s not much to celebrate about the mortgage rate climate.

  3 min read Nov 01, 2022
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  Survey: 43% of Americans say their finances are worse now than when Biden was elected

  Americans were also more likely to blame Washington policymakers than credit them.

  7 min read Oct 31, 2022
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  A Not-So-Great Resignation? Workers who found a better-paying role feel less job security as recession fears rise

  They may have found a better-paying job, but are those workers better off?

  12 min read Oct 20, 2022
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  All the ways a president can (and can’t) influence the Federal Reserve

  Presidents may affect the world’s most powerful central bank more than you think.

  7 min read Oct 07, 2022