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Who actually gets those low, low mortgage rates?

by Amy Scott
Oct 20, 2020
Different lenders may offer the same individual wildly different rates and fees.
A construction worker walks through the site of a new house being built in San Marino, California. Housing starts in September were up 11% from last year.
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What's behind the stock market's strong third quarter?

by David Brancaccio , Nova Safo and Alex Schroeder
Oct 1, 2020
The S&P 500 gained 8.5%, the Dow is up 7.5% and the Nasdaq is up 11% for the quarter.
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Fed plans to keep interest rates near zero through 2023. What else can it do for the economy?

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Sep 17, 2020
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said another relief package from Congress will likely be needed.
The Fed can't make grants. That's Congress' job. "These are lending powers, not spending powers," Fed Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday.
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How low interest rates could make inequality worse

by David Brancaccio , Rose Conlon and Erika Soderstrom
Sep 1, 2020
Low interest rates hurt our ability to save.
Karen Petrou, managing partner at Federal Financial Analytics, says there's "nothing" in the Federal Reserve's new policy for "shared prosperity."
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Fed: Rates to stay ultra-low even after inflation picks up

by Associated Press
Aug 27, 2020
The change will allow the central bank to keep interest rates low even if inflation tops its 2% target.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is announcing a major change in policy Thursday that will allow the central bank to keep interest rates low even if inflation tops its 2% target.
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Is the dollar no longer king in the international economy?

by Scott Tong
Aug 10, 2020
Pick a currency, any currency. Chances are, it gained against the U.S. dollar last month.
It won't be easy to knock off the U.S. dollar. When governments save their money, they overwhelmingly save in dollars.
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The Economy Reimagined, Part 1: Dealing with Inequality

by David Brancaccio and Kimberly Adams
Aug 7, 2020
Amid the wreckage of 2020, are there opportunities to fix what was already broken, including the system of human relationships we call the economy?
Pictured: Hundreds of people wait in line for hours at a downtown Brooklyn office for their EBT Food Stamp cards on May 12, 2020 in New York City.
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Amid bleak economic projections, Fed votes to keep interest rates near zero

by David Brancaccio , Nancy Marshall-Genzer and Alex Schroeder
Jun 11, 2020
The Federal Reserve estimated unemployment will be at 9.3% by the end of 2020.
The Federal Reserve Wednesday issued projections showing interest rates near zero through 2022.
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Fed slashes rates to near zero, eases bank lending rules

by Associated Press
Mar 15, 2020
The central bank said the effects of the outbreak will weigh on economic activity in the near term and pose risks to the economic outlook.
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell
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Bank of England, U.K. government take policy action over COVID-19

by Victoria Craig
Mar 11, 2020
On Wednesday, just hours before the U.K. government will outline new spending plans, the Bank of England announced the cuts.
Mark Carney (left), governor of the Bank of England, and Andrew Bailey, governor-designate of the Bank of England, arrive to attend a news conference on March 11, 2020.
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