Money

Rates rise on inflation & Fed hike pressure as Nov jobs grow 263k, wages up 0.6%

Mortgage rates plummet 0.5% after key Fed inflation measure drops to 6.3% in Oct from 6.6% Sept peak

Fed hikes overnight bank-to-bank lending rates 75 basis points to 4%, highest since 2008

Bank of America CEO on difference between U.S. economy shrinking or just slowing

If you raise rates and slow down the economy to fight inflation, the expectation is you have a slowdown in consumer spending. It hasn’t happened yet. So it could happen, but it hasn’t happened yet. You’re seeing a mitigation of the rate of growth, not a slowdown. Not negative growth.

U.S. job growth remains solid in September with 263k new & 50-year low unemployment of 3.5%

Progress toward including on-time rental payments on credit reports to help your credit score

71% of people want to know what significant other makes before engagement, and 1 in 5 Gen Z & Millennials add debt when dating

Gas prices down 26% since June, helping slow August inflation to 8.3%. But a third .75% Fed rate hike still likely September 21 to keep up inflation fight

Should you take advice from economists or popular finance books on personal spending, homebuying, and stock investing?

How much do our political leanings drive how we feel about the economy?