Discover what a normal yield curve is and how it affects your investments. This curve shows lower yields for short-term debt and can indicate future interest rate trends.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate is holding at just above 6% this week after reversing a modest uptick in recent ...

The Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund has underperformed CEF peers, delivering a negative return over ...

The average mortgage refinance rate on a 30-year mortgage is 6.67% as of February 12, 2026, according to Zillow. The median ...

What would need to happen for the Federal Reserve to raise U.S. interest rates? If economic factors were the sole ...

The Union government’s fiscal discipline has not been matched by state fiscal discipline, thanks to the tendency to promise ...

A high mortgage interest rate is relative, since it all depends on the current market, the type of loan you want, your FICO score, down payment amount and where you’re buying. But you can use some ...

Gold and Long Duration Bonds are often compared for their diversification benefit. In this note I explore whether the ...

The reinvestment rate is key for fixed-income investments. Find out how it works, with examples and risks to consider for better financial decision-making.

Labor’s five per cent deposit scheme has backfired following the latest interest rate rise, leaving highly leveraged ...

President Trump announced Kevin Warsh as his pick to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve. Warsh was an advisor to George W. Bush and served on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors from ...

• The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady Wednesday as expected, but two governors dissented, preferring a quarter-point cut. • It’s the first time since July that the central bank has chosen ...