- I’m 20 years older than my wife, who is 53. If she claims Social Security early, will it affect her widow’s benefit? by Alessandra Malito on September 19, 2024 at 1:50 am
“Her own benefits are lower than what she would get under my benefits.”
- 401(k) auto-enrollment and auto-escalation were supposed to help people save for retirement. Here’s what happened instead.by Jessica Hall on September 19, 2024 at 1:48 am
Behavioral finance ‘nudges’ and other helpful features ran into a surprising obstacle
- Social Security will run out of money in 8 years. Is anyone paying attention?by Brett Arends on September 19, 2024 at 1:45 am
The most important issue that nearly everyone is ignoring
- Fed starts rate-cutting cycle with a bang — but wants it to be the only oneby Greg Robb on September 18, 2024 at 11:35 pm
The Federal Reserve cut its policy interest rate by half of a percentage point on Wednesday, a more aggressive move than many economists expected.
- ‘He has never paid rent or utilities:’ Do I have the legal and moral authority to charge my brother rent to live in our family home?by Quentin Fottrell on September 18, 2024 at 10:46 pm
‘My brother has been living there while my father was alive — and still is. He did not pay any rent or utilities’
- Bond market gets a Fed wake-up call after pricing in a recessionby Joy Wiltermuth on September 18, 2024 at 10:10 pm
Long-term yields rose even though the Federal Reserve took a big bite out of interest rates on Wednesday. Here’s why.
- Investors renew focus on inflation data as Fed weighs size of expected September rate cutby Vivien Lou Chen on September 18, 2024 at 10:10 pm
Wednesday’s consumer-price index for August may end up being the deciding factor as to whether the Federal Reserve will deliver a bigger-than-usual, 50-basis-point rate cut on Sept. 18.
- Small-cap stocks’ bullish ‘Fed day’ performance reflects investors’ confidence in the economyby Joseph Adinolfi on September 18, 2024 at 10:01 pm
Stocks reacted erratically to the Federal Reserve’s bulky 50-basis-point interest-rate cut on Wednesday. But by the time the dust had settled, two clear winners had emerged.
- Treasury yields end at one- or two-year lows as Fed rate cut loomsby Vivien Lou Chen on September 18, 2024 at 9:45 pm
U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing Treasury yields to their lowest closing levels in one or two years, as market-implied odds shifted in favor of a 50-basis-point interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve this week.
- The U.S. dollar is weakening ahead of Fed rate cut. This will determine what happens next.by Vivien Lou Chen on September 18, 2024 at 9:34 pm
The U.S. dollar has been sliding in the run-up to a widely expected interest-rate cut from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday and, depending on the size of the Fed’s move, it could end up weakening further — or it may be a buying opportunity.
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