Understand how interest rate risk affects bond income and retirement portfolios—and how to manage price and reinvestment risk strategically.

Determining what the S&P 500 will do in 2026 is almost impossible and depends on the fate of the U.S. economy, government policy, earnings growth and other trends. Years of soaring inflation, ...

Forbes Advisor’s weekly credit card rates report indicates that the current average credit card interest rate is 25.32%. The Federal Reserve also tracks U.S. consumers' average credit card interest ...

The national average checking account interest rate is 0.07% APY as of February 2026, per FDIC data. See how rates compare and where to find a better rate.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday the Federal Reserve‘s system of managing interest rates is struggling and needs to be simplified. “We’ve gotten to this point where monetary ...

Anticipation over a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, which was barely registering a few weeks ago, is now growing to a fever pitch. Following an unemployment report that showed the rate increasing ...

It wasn't that long ago when the average mortgage interest rate was comfortably over 7%. In August 2023, for example, the average rate on a conventional 30-year term was 7.31%, marking the highest ...

Responding to signs of slowing economic activity and easing inflation pressures, the Federal Reserve shifted its monetary stance in 2025 by starting to cut interest rates. At its December meeting, the ...

The Federal Reserve on Oct. 29 announced a quarter percentage point rate cut, marking its second consecutive rate reduction. The move brings the Fed’s benchmark interest rate down to a range of 3.75% ...