Federal Funds Rate vs. LIBOR: Key Differences Explained

Discover the key differences between the federal funds rate and LIBOR, two crucial interest rates that impact U.S. and global lending practices.
Forbes

What The Fed Rate Cut Means For Mortgage Rates And Money Market Funds

WASHINGTON, DC: The Federal Reserve logo is seen on the William McChesney Martin Jr. Building on September 16, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), the policy-making arm ...
The New York Times

Interest Rates Are Falling. Why Are People Still Buying Money Market Funds?

The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, ...
CNBC

Fed holds interest rates steady: What that means for mortgages, credit cards and loans

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of its first policy decision of 2026 on Wednesday. At a time when many U.S. households are concerned about affordability challenges, ...
CNBC

$7 trillion 'wall of cash' worry is looming for investors once Fed interest rate cuts start

Investors who parked cash in money market funds and other high-yield savings accounts have benefitted from the interest rate hikes of recent years. There is over $7 trillion in cash-equivalent ...