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Is the US Economy Being Pesoized by Inflation?
"Pesoization" typically refers to a process in which a country's citizens or investors lose faith in their own currency and begin to use a more stable currency for transactions and savings. The US dollar is the... Read →
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Is the Risk of A US Treasury Default Rising?
The US Treasury has never defaulted on its debt obligations in its history, and it is ordinarily considered extremely unlikely to do so. The US government has a high credit rating and is considered a safe haven for investors... Read →
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What is the CFPB and Why are the Republicans Out to Destroy It?
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a regulatory agency of the United States government that is responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. The CFPB was established under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and... Read →
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Fed Funds Rate Raised 25 Basis Points to A 4.50% - 4.75% Target, Says It Still Sees Need for “Ongoing Increases”
The Federal Reserve has raised the Fed Funds target rate by 25 basis points to a target of 4.50% to 4.75%. Like the Fed’s six moves in 2022, today’s Fed move was very well telegraphed by Chairman Jay Powell. However, unlike... Read →The Fed is still trying to stimulate the economy, including raising the inflation rate. Could it use a theoretical concept called "surprise inflation" to shock the economy and give it a lift? How would "surprise inflation" impact savers and borrowers?
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I. How do mortgages work?
1. Regulators
2. Interest Rates
3. Loan Amount Limits
4. Debt-to-income ratio
II. Why is credit history important?
III. What are my options?
1. Loan Programs
2. First... Read →
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What I Still Remember 20 Years After September 11, 2001
I was not in New York on 9-11. I was living in London at the time and I was in my office. I remember a woman coming down the hall and saying: “Aren’t you from New York?” and then telling me that the World Trade Center... Read →
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Fed Funds Rate Raised 50 Basis Points to A 4.25% - 4.50% Target; 5.10% Is the New Median Target
The Federal Reserve moved to raise the Fed Funds rate by 50 basis points to a target of 4.25% to 4.50%. The move was well telegraphed by the Fed and completely anticipated by the markets. The move follows four consecutive 75 basis point... Read →
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Fed Makes Much Anticipated 4th Consecutive 75 Basis Point Move, Bringing Fed Funds Rate to 3.75% to 4.00%, Refines Language
The Powell Fed has completed its November meeting with its sixth rate hike of 2022, bringing the Fed Funds rate to almost 4% for the first time in a generation. The Fed still isn’t finished with rate hikes as it moves late to get a... Read →
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Maximizing Interest On Savings Remains Important In a Low Rate Environment
We’ve seen an incredible fall in interest rates over the last 12 months. Bowing to political pressure, Fed Chair Jerome Powell began cutting interest rates on August 1, 2019 from a target rate of 2.25% to 2.50% and continued... Read →
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Federal Reserve Moves Fed Funds Rate to a 3.00% - 3.25% Target
The Federal Reserve has raised the Fed Funds target rate by 75 basis points to a target rate of 3.00% to 3.25%. This is the highest it has been since 2008. The rate represents the third successive 75 basis point rate increase as the... Read →
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Is Your Online Bank Giving You Their Best Savings Rate As Savings Rates Increase?
More than a decade ago, when GMAC Bank had just rebranded as Ally Bank, they ran a series of commercials designed to build the Ally brand around integrity of treating their customers equally, and not giving preferential treatment to new... Read →
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Democracy is A Winning Idea, but So too is …
I was watching Fareed Zakaria’s interview of Bill Clinton this morning on CNN. Fareed threw Clinton a complete softball when he asked him whether the US was responsible for Russia’s behavior and unlawful war against Ukraine... Read →
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Warming Slightly to Certificates of Deposit
I advised readers of BestCashCow.com in April to be especially weary of jumping into CDs with interest rates about to rise. I still believe interest rates have a lot further to rise. Even though oil and gas and other commodity prices... Read →
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