Interest Rates

The Fed’s Rate Cut Could Rewrite Financial Playbooks for CFOs
The Fed’s Rate Cut Could Rewrite Financial Playbooks for CFOs
September 24, 2024  |  CFO

The Federal Reserve’s long-awaited interest-rate cut arrived Wednesday (Sept. 18). The move to lower interest rates by 50 basis points marks a pivotal moment in...

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Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
Beyond Big Names: How Community Banks and Credit Unions Can Attract Corporate Clients
September 23, 2024  |  Banking

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s latest data on deposits shows just how bifurcated the banking industry is, in terms of the largest players, home to...

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S&P Global Says Companies Raising Prices Amid Increased Input Costs
S&P Global Says Companies Raising Prices Amid Increased Input Costs
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

September has seen prices rise at the fastest rate in six months, S&P Global said Monday (Sept. 23), attributing it to increasing input cost growth....

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Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers Won’t Find Budgetary Breathing Room From Rate Cuts
September 23, 2024  |  Economy

The initial euphoria that greeted the Federal Reserve’s decision this past week to cut interest rates for the first time in four years was keenly...

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Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
Report: Banks Took in $1 Trillion From High Interest Rates
September 22, 2024  |  Banking

American banks banked $1 trillion thanks to a recent stretch of high interest rates. That’s according to a report Sunday (Sept. 22) by the Financial...

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JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon Says Inflation Likely to Persist
September 20, 2024  |  Economy

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon reportedly said Friday (Sept. 20) that he is skeptical that the U.S. economy will see a soft landing. “I am a...

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Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
Dogs vs. Cats: Dogecoin, Shiba Inu Memecoins Have Competition at Crypto Food Bowl
September 20, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

In the world of cryptocurrency, the latest lineup of memecoins — POPCAT, MEW, MOG and CAT — has taken the stage with all the grace...

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Donald Trump Proposes Temporary 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
Donald Trump Proposes Temporary 10% Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates
September 20, 2024  |  Credit Cards

Donald Trump wants to put a temporary cap on credit card interest rates at 10%, according to a Wednesday post on X by the official...

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Three Banks to Lower Prime Lending Rate to 8% After Fed’s Rate Cut
Three Banks to Lower Prime Lending Rate to 8% After Fed’s Rate Cut
September 18, 2024  |  Banking

Three banks will lower their prime lending rate after the Federal Reserve decided to reduce the federal funds rate. BMO, Truist Financial and MT&T Bank...

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