Markets are rethinking the Fed’s path after its latest cut and a split 2026 outlook. Here’s how to track shifting rate expectations and what it could mean for savings.

This is a good time to expand your horizons to make sure investment income continues to flow if interest rates tumble You can still earn 4% in a money-market fund. That is an attractive yield for an investment that doesn't have a fluctuating market value.

For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell noted during a briefing with reporters on Wednesday that it is not a foregone ...

The Federal Reserve’s move to expand its balance sheet again by buying Treasury bills is expected to ease money-market strains, calming investor worries that years of bond-portfolio runoff had drained too much liquidity from the financial system.

Money market liquidity has been drying up as a flurry of government issuance since the summer has lured more cash away from the market just as the Fed kept on tightening its portfolio. Bank of America had expected the Fed to conclude QT at the end of October and immediately start asset purchases to grow the balance sheet.

Just a few weeks ago, the stock market stumbled over fears that artificial intelligence stocks might be in a bubble. Now stocks are back within reach of a record high.

The highest money market account rate available today is 4.22% Changes from the Fed or your bank can quickly change money market rates Online banks typically offer the most competitive yields on the market Right now,