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Best 1-Year CD Rates
Savings If you're looking to save for a short-term goal, our top one-year CDs help you reach them while outpacing inflation.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
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Kiplinger Interest Rates Outlook: Crosscurrents Keeping Rates in Narrow Band
Forecasts Interest rates will stay in a holding pattern, as concerns about future government deficits and inflation balance fears of an economic slowdown.
By David Payne Last updated
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When Is the Next Fed Meeting?
The FOMC is expected to keep interest rates unchanged at the next Fed meeting.
By Dan Burrows Last updated
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The Best ETFs to Buy Now
Finding the best ETFs to buy in an uncertain market environment can seem like a tall task, but these five picks are a good place to start.
By Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA Last updated
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Kiplinger Inflation Outlook: Low Number Doesn’t Reflect Tariffs Yet
Economic Forecasts Inflation should rise in the coming months as tariff effects materialize, but less than first expected, now that there is a U.S.-China trade truce.
By David Payne Last updated
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May Fed Meeting: Updates and Commentary
The May Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty. The May Fed meeting came and went with little fanfare as Fed Chair Powell & Co. stuck to their data-dependent script toward interest rates amid tariff uncertainty.
By Karee Venema Last updated
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How the Federal Reserve's Decision to Hold Rates Steady Affects Your Savings
Explore how the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates influences the yields on high-yield savings accounts and CDs.
By Erin Bendig Last updated
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Kiplinger GDP Outlook: The Economy’s Slowdown Is Here
Kiplinger Forecasts A surge in imports ahead of new tariffs caused GDP to contract in the first quarter, and the trade war will mean slow growth this year.
By David Payne Last updated
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What Is the Buffett Indicator?
"It is better to be roughly right than precisely wrong," writes Carveth Read in "Logic: Deductive and Inductive." That's the premise of the Buffett Indicator.
By Charles Lewis Sizemore, CFA Published