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Fed Holds Interest Rates, Creating Final Opportunity for Savers

The Federal Reserve maintained interest rates between 4.25% and 4.50% at its first 2025 meeting, marking a pause in its rate-cutting campaign that began in July 2024; this presents a final opportunity for savers to benefit from elevated rates via CDs, while borrowers face continued higher interest.

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Contrarian Bond Strategy Amidst Inflationary Fears

This article analyzes the potential for bond market gains despite predicted inflation under a new administration, highlighting the DoubleLine Yield Opportunities Fund (DLY) as an attractive high-yield option with an 8.8% dividend, managed by Jeffrey Gundlach, offering a contrarian investment strateg...

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3 CD Account Mistakes to Avoid After This Week's Fed Meeting

This article advises prospective CD account holders to avoid three key mistakes: assuming rates will remain high, opening a short-term CD, and depositing too much money for too long, given the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting.

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Warsh's Policy Contradictions on Inflation and Lockdowns

Kevin Warsh's 2020 call for increased government spending to counter COVID-19 lockdowns, coupled with his later assertions about inflation, ignores the lockdowns' direct role in rising prices, a consequence of reduced global economic cooperation.

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1907 Banking Panic: Government Policy and the Birth of the Federal Reserve

The 1907 US banking panic, triggered by insufficient bank reserves due to government regulations mandating high federal bond holdings, resulted in the creation of the Federal Reserve System.

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Gold Prices Surge Amid Inflation, Geopolitical Concerns

Driven by resurfacing inflation (U.S. CPI at 2.9% in December 2024), geopolitical tensions, and global economic slowdown fears, gold prices reached near-record highs in early 2025, signaling robust investor demand and highlighting gold's role as a safe haven asset.

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Mixed Market Reactions to Fed Decision and Tech Stock Volatility

On Wednesday, U.S. stocks showed mixed results before the Federal Reserve's interest rate announcement; Nvidia and Broadcom fell further, while Nextracker soared after a strong earnings report, and Oppenheimer downgraded Apple to a hold rating.

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Market Volatility Expected to Continue Amidst Key Economic Data and Earnings Reports

Canaccord Genuity forecasts continued market volatility and near-term S&P 500 downside due to this week's confluence of 97 S&P 500 company earnings reports, the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision, key economic data releases, and Nvidia's substantial decline after the emergence of a Chinese AI ...

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Strong Earnings Continue, "Magnificent Seven" in Focus

This week marks a crucial phase in the fourth-quarter earnings season, with 104 S&P 500 companies, including four of the tech giants known as the "Magnificent Seven," scheduled to report, following a week where 80% of reporting companies beat expectations, driven largely by the financial sector. The...

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Market Pauses After Record High; Busy Week Ahead

The S&P 500 closed slightly lower on Friday after reaching a new high on Thursday, while the CNBC Investing Club trimmed its Stanley Black & Decker position and noted strong communication services and healthcare sector performance, with energy lagging; a busy week of earnings, Fed meetings, and econ...

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Trump's Fed Pressure Highlights Flaws in Central Banking

President Trump's public demand that the Federal Reserve lower interest rates has reignited the debate about the Fed's independence and its historical pattern of succumbing to political pressure, leading to asset bubbles, inflation, and wealth inequality, while the article proposes replacing the cur...

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Act Now: Lock in Low Home Equity Loan Rates Before Fed Meeting

Homeowners can benefit from securing a home equity loan now due to relatively low interest rates (8.57% for a 15-year loan) before potential rate hikes following the January Federal Reserve meeting; the average homeowner has $320,000 in equity.

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