Fed Rate Hike

Loretta Mester Backed U.S. Rate Hike as A Prudent Step

Loretta Mester, president of Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland prefer a more aggressive approach to rate hike. Federal Reserve Bank increased interest rate for the first time in nine years last December.

What Happens To Student Loans When the Fed Raises Rates

The Federal Reserve increase in interest rates will not have any dramatic changes on student loans interest rates, but it depends on the market benchmark rate.

Major U.S. Banks Raise Prime Rates After Federal Reserve Hike

Major U.S. banks raised their prime rates, a benchmark for a wide range of consumer and commercial loans, for the first time since 2006 on Wednesday, following a rate hike from the Federal Reserve. While the Fed has no direct influence on the prime rate, it is typically closely correlated to changes in the target federal funds rate.

US Jobs Stable, But is the US Economy Ready for Faster Rate Hikes?

Becuase of promising data on the state of jobs in the US, the Federal Reserve will likely increase interest rates, but still only has skeptical answers to questions about the future.

Gold at its lowest level, dollar at multi-month high for expectations of fed rate hike

Gold is at a six year low hitting its biggest monthly drop in two and a half years, while the dollar is at a multi-month high, as investors and analysts expect the possibility of a U.S. interest rate hike.

Strong U.S. Jobs Report Increase Possibility for Fed Rate Hike December

US job growth surged with 271,000 more jobs and unemployment rate dropped 5.0 percent increasing the possibility of the Fed rate hike in December.

How a Fed Rate Hike Would Affect Millions of Americans

The Federal Reserve may have not pushed through with its plan to increase interest rates this year, but it is still expected to go for the rate hike later this year. Here are examples on how the possible Fed rate hike would affect the individual American.

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