Interest Rates News & Analysis

With rising interest rates, inflation and fewer financing options, small business owners are looking for ways to keep operations running and maintain cash flow, which can present challenges as they evaluate their options to close the cash flow gap.

Here’s where interest rates may be headed.

After causing a sharp drop in financial markets two weeks ago by saying he could fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, Trump subsequently backed off and said he had no intention of doing so.

The Federal Open Market Committee is scheduled to meet on May 6 and 7, and while the Fed isn’t expected to cut interest rates, the meeting will likely be closely watched by both investors and President Donald Trump.

1) Warren Buffett said that Apple has made more money for Berkshire than he has made for Berkshire. As he said "has made", I assume that he still holds Apple (Even in Q2). 2) Warren Buffett said that he does not intend to sell 5 Japanese tra…

Trump repeated a ‘transition period’ remark, pointed to strong jobs data and urged the Fed to cut interest rates.

Returns are likely to be lower in a world of weaker growth, higher interest rates and a slump in dealmaking

Why it matters: Japan is the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries, and even the vaguest hint that it could dump those holdings is powerful leverage with the administration. Following through on the threat could cause interest rates to spike. Catch…

The S&P 500 is now back to where it was before President Trump announced a massive round of tariffs on April 2, despite concerns about a prolonged trade war and a recession. After a better-than-expected April jobs report, President Trump is again c…

Shares of these three Berkshire Hathaway holdings are down so far this year, and each pays a healthy dividend to patient investors.

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EUR/USD extends initial gains to near 1.1380 in Friday’s North American session. The major currency advances as the US Dollar (USD) declines after United States (US) President Donald Trump insisted that the Federal Reserve (Fed) should lower interest r…

“It’s pretty analytically unsound to reason from the two-year to what the Fed should do,” said Former Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers.

The GBP/JPY cross gains ground to near 191.95 during the early European session on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) softens against the Pound Sterling (GBP) after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) kept interest rates steady and slashed its growth forecasts on Th…

The Bank of Japan predicted growth of just 0.5 percent, cutting its previous forecast in half, and decided against another hike in interest rates.

"I think I understand interest a lot better than him because I’ve had to really use interest rates," Trump said of Powell.

US President Donald Trump spoke at the White House during the Investing in America event. He said there’s an individual at the Federal Reserve that I am not a big fan of and insisted that interest rates should be lower.

“I have a Fed person who is not really doing a good job,” the president said at a rally.

Profit after tax reached $3.9 billion in the first three months of the year, a 19 percent jump from the same period in 2024.

The AUD/USD pair is struggling near the 0.6400 level as trade policy uncertainty continues to impact sentiment. Investors are awaiting critical data this week, including the US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) and GDP figures, which could influence the Federal R…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) surged over 300 points or 0.80% on Tuesday as softer-than-expected United States (US) economic data suggested the need for lower interest rates, as witnessed by the fall of US Treasury yields.

The Pound Sterling (GBP) outperforms its peers at the start of the week despite firm expectations that the Bank of England (BoE) will cut interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.25% in the policy meeting on May 8.

02/12/2022 – $339 04/27/2025 – $47 Wild fall. Headwinds: – high interest rates. – China US tariffs. Well, are we at the worst point??? — rates should drop soon. — Crazy US-China relationship with savage tariffs… The profits were not bad, but with t…

Switzerland’s currency has soared as investors seek a haven from US President Donald Trump’s trade war

President Donald Trump is badgering the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates, but it wouldn’t necessarily lead to lower borrowing costs for consumers.

Munis are paying interest rates that are irrationally generous.

The use of liquidity tools enables providers to beef up returns on customers’ uninvested cash

China held the Politburo meeting on Friday, with the key takeaways noted below.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday that the Japanese central bank will continue to raise interest rates if underlying inflation converges toward its 2% inflation target as projected.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) registered gains of over 0.62% as investors became optimistic that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could cut interest rates at its June meeting amid growing concerns of a recession in the United States (US).

CNBC reported that European Central Bank (ECB) policymaker Robert Holzmann said that Eurozone interest rates should be held until more clarity emerges on the path of United States (US) tariffs and European Union (EU) countermeasures.

Personal finance guru Dave Ramsey reminded struggling 20-somethings that economic conditions change, earnings grow, and wealth compounds over time.