Pulling back on average rate updates over the past year shows minimal movement for traditional savings accounts with bigger movement on short- and long-term CDs. The FDIC is an independent government ...

In recent months, inflation has picked up while hiring has slowed. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, opting for its second interest rate ...

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Because the U.S. has the world's largest economy, fluctuations in America's interest rates affect much more than domestic growth.