Discover how to build a CD ladder to strategically enhance liquidity and maximize interest. A step-by-step guide for balanced investing with certificates of deposit.

We study the impact of climate policy on the long-run real interest rate in a tractable climate-economy model based on the work of Golosov et al. (2014). When the growth rate of the carbon tax exceeds ...

South Africa's rate cutting cycle is still in full swing with economists anticipating another 50 basis points of cuts in 2026 ...

U.S. Treasury rates in the long-end of the curve appear 100 basis points too high relative to fundamentals. Even if interest rate levels were appropriate, macroeconomic and geopolitical risks abound.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. Between March 2020 and July 2023, the Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) raised the ...

U.S. inflation has remained below the Fed’s 2% goal for over 10 years, averaging about 1.5%. One contributing factor may be the impact from a higher probability of future monetary policy being ...

The Federal Reserve on Thursday made its second rate cut of this year, with the decision coming less than two months after the central bank's surprise jumbo cut in September. The Fed shaved borrowing ...

The central bank is widely expected to lower interest rates this year. But with growth and consumer spending chugging along, explaining it may take some work. By Jeanna Smialek The Federal Reserve is ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...