Interest Rates

Behind Stock Selloff And Yield Rise, Hints At Consumer Impact?

Stock gains – they yield for yield gains. Might consumer spending yield amid those gains, too? The selloff seen Thursday in stocks traded here in...

Fed Rate Hike Hits Consumer Confidence

Last week brought a confluence of economic headlines that are slated to hit the consumer right where it hurts: the wallet – and perhaps the...

Turkey’s Central Bank Raises Rate Credit Card Lenders Can Charge

Turkey’s central bank announced effective in October it is raising the maximum interest rate credit card lenders can charge. According to a report in Reuters citing...

Ten Years On, Banking’s Post-Crisis Evolution

A decade is a favorite demarcation point in taking stock and looking forward, in looking at where something has been, where it is and where...

A decade is a favorite demarcation point in taking stock and looking forward, in looking at where something has been, where it is and where...

Swedish Krona Continues To Fall Amid Other Currency Upheavals

The currency decline continues: The Swedish krona fell Wednesday (Aug. 29) against the euro, the fifth straight day that has happened. The decline comes amid...

Moody’s Sounds Warning Over America’s Corporate Debt

Moody’s Analytics’ chief economist Mark Zandi is sounding the alarm over a surge in corporate debt among a concentrated group of U.S. corporations, MarketWatch reported on...

Goldman Sachs’ Marcus Jumps Across The Pond

Goldman Sachs, the Wall Street investment firm, rolled out its consumer bank Marcus in the U.K. Thursday (Aug. 23) offering what the Financial Times said...

Consumer Sentiment Misses Expectations, Nears Sept. 2017 Lows

Consumer sentiment – at least as measured by one gauge – has hit a low not seen in almost a year. As noted by CNBC...