HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 15: Cartons of eggs are seen for sale in a Kroger grocery store on August … [+] 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Egg prices steadily climb in the U.S. as inflation conti...
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Mr. Powell, Drop The Sledgehammer And Start Innovating
The US Federal Reserve System is living in the past and undoing the future. Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues have wielded interest rates like a sledgehammer, hoping to crush inflation the way...
Don’t Let Them Fool You—Here’s Why Bond Funds Are Not Bonds
getty You may have noticed a series of articles appearing throughout the year lamenting the demise of the classic 60/40 asset allocation strategy. This investment philosophy calls for portfolios to be...
Yes, You Can Benefit From Rising Rates—Here’s How
Getty Images The Federal Reserve finished the year with yet another interest rate hike. If inflation slows as expected, analysts still expect further increases of at least 75 basis points. You know ho...
How Do Federal Reserve Interest Rate Hikes Hurt Your Retirement Savings?
getty The Federal Reserve just raised interest rates again and continues to take an assertive stand against historically high inflation numbers. What’s that doing to your investment portfolio? “Intere...
Bitcoin, crypto prices fall on Fed’s latest decision, US stock indices drop
Crypto markets pared gains alongside traditional counterparts as the Federal Reserve increased interest rates by 50 basis points. Bitcoin dropped 2%, trading at $17,926 at 2:20 p.m. EST followi...
Is Inflation Slowing Down? Investors Are Always Look To Get Ahead Of The Fed Meeting
| Are investors jumping the gun on the Fed? Getty Images Key Takeaways The recent inflation data indicates that prices aren’t rising as quickly as they were, but they are still rising. Despite numerou...
How To Fix Inflation (Beyond Just Raising Interest Rates)
| Getty Images Key Takeaways One of the main tools The Fed uses to fix inflation is raising interest rates. This is an example of monetary policy. The government can introduce fiscal policies to reduc...
When Is The Fed Raising Interest Rates?
The Fed & Inflation. Getty Images Key takeaways Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has made it clear that the central bank will continue to raise interest rates until inflation is tamed. Economis...
Crypto market contracts as the Fed’s next interest rate decision looms
Crypto markets traded down Tuesday ahead of tomorrow’s US Federal Reserve interest rate announcement. The Fed is widely expected to increase the US federal funds rate by 75 basis points tomorr...
It Is Time To Rethink Central Banking
A patriotic Uncle Sam character holding a large green blank check, looking at the camera. He is … [+] wearing a red, white and blue coat and top hat that has a blue ban and white star while stan...
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Is Running A Campaign To Combat Inflation
Getty Images Krispy Kreme recently launched a campaign to combat inflation by lowering the cost of its donut to the price of a gallon of gas. From April 13 until May 4, the world-renowned dessert chai...
The Fed Should Stop Targeting Prices
Blind businessman holding a dart. getty For the first time in more than three years, the Federal Reserve has raised its interest rate target, a move that it has been telegraphing since late 2021. Desp...