The Federal Reserve on Wednesday issued the third consecutive quarter-point interest rate cut this year — likely impacting everything from credit card rates and mortgages to online savings accounts.

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The Treasury Department just announced the I Bond interest rate for the next six months. Series I Savings Bonds, better known as I Bonds, gained tremendous popularity in 2022 and 2023 as inflation ...

The Federal Reserve is set to make its next interest rate decision today, even as a near-total blackout of federal economic data continues amid the government shutdown. The Labor Department, however, ...

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