Over the long run, mutual funds usually outpace FDs—but only if you use each for the right goal, time frame and ...

Bank of Japan Lifts Rates to 30-Year High; Data Problems in U.S. Inflation Report Will Linger for Months By Vicky Ge Huang The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate target to its highest level in 30 ...

President Donald Trump addressed the nation in a primetime speech from the White House on Dec. 17, touting what he claimed were achievements in his second administration's first 11 months. "Eleven ...

Sabrina Karl has over two decades of experience writing about savings, CDs, and other banking topics. She is currently a full-time staff writer at Investopedia and one of the country's top experts on ...

WASHINGTON ‒ With consumers focused on affordability heading into the holiday season, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he hears Americans’ concerns over high costs “loud and clear.” Still, it ...

Here’s how the central bank’s latest cut will affect loans, savings accounts and investments—and what financial moves to consider Written By Written by Staff Money Writer, WSJ | Buy Side Molly Grace ...

The economy has had a volatile year marked by ongoing headwinds and uncertainties. Persistent inflation, unpredictability around tariffs, and a stock market that many fear is in the midst of an ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

For a number of Asia’s emerging-market currencies, the widely expected Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in December may come just in time. Fed easing would help India’s central bank by reducing ...

A key aspect of the suddenly trendy "affordability" problem is that young adults are said to be priced out of the housing market. The statistics appear to be compelling. Per the National Association ...

Your heart rate can tell you a lot about your fitness and cardiovascular health. Your heart beats consistently, day in and day out, but you may not generally pay close attention to it. You might take ...

Kate Fitz-Gibbon has received funding for research on violence against women and children from a range of federal and state government and non-government sources, including Australia's National ...