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Interest rates
What if the economy needs more than the Fed can give it?
Mar 3, 2020
The U.S. government may need to spend its way out of a coronavirus-induced slowdown.
In emergency move, Fed cuts interest rates by 0.5%
Mar 3, 2020
"A half a point is not going to cure anybody," said Karen Petrou, managing partner of Federal Financial Analytics.
The Fed may have been wrong about the economy for years
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Dec 11, 2019
2019 saw a major shift in monetary policy. Does that mean the Fed has been wrong about the economy for years?
Paul Volcker's battle against inflation pushed interest rates up to 20%
by
Amy Scott
Dec 9, 2019
Getting a loan in the early 1980s was a lot more expensive than today. That was the point.
Fed meets ahead of interest rate decision
Oct 30, 2019
Economists think another interest rate cut is on the way.
Fewer companies say Fed rate cuts will improve their business
by
Erika Beras
Oct 28, 2019
A survey from the National Association for Business Economics found members are bracing for the economy to slow.
When interest rates drop, savers feel the pinch first
by
Justin Ho
Sep 19, 2019
Savers can be the first to lose when the Fed lowers the interest rate.
For public good, not for profit.
What exactly is the repo market?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Bennett Purser
Sep 18, 2019
It's how banks borrow money overnight. And it got a little crazy this week.
What are negative interest rates?
by
Kai Ryssdal
Aug 22, 2019
While the U.S. waits on word of rate cuts, the global economy is seeing negative interest rates.
The first rate cut in over 10 years: what a difference a decade makes
Jul 31, 2019
A global economic meltdown caused the last rate cuts. Today, the economy is far from that point.