Tag: interest rate

US 30-year mortgage rate jumps to 6.36%, biggest weekly gain in 15 months

(Reuters) - The interest rate for the most popular U.S. home loan rose to 6.36% last week, marking the biggest weekly increase in...

Why Fed rate cuts matter to world markets

LONDON (Reuters) - When the Federal Reserve delivers a widely-anticipated interest rate cut on Wednesday, its first in four years, the move will...

These sectors stand to benefit most from Fed's rate cut

Investors eagerly await a potential interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve at its September FOMC meeting next week, but uncertainty could likely...

I had a CD with a 5.5% interest rate and the bank wants it back early. Now what?

I made a bit of an investing mistake recently. I had my CDs all planned out and laddered to come due for the...

US job openings fall to 3-1/2-year low in July

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings dropped to a 3-1/2-year low in July, suggesting the labor market was losing steam, but probably not...

‘Invest, borrow against it, and die’: Scott Galloway explains how the rich avoid long-term capital gains taxes

If you think the U.S. tax system is complicated, you’re not alone.Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at NYU Stern School of Business, believes...