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Families headed by someone 75 or older saw median net worth climb to $504,900 in 2025, while those headed by someone 65 to 74 slipped to $431,300, the Fed finds
The oldest American families came out of the last three years with noticeably more wealth, while the households just behind them lost ground. The Federal...
Silver climbed back above $60 an ounce Friday while gold rebounded to about $4,194 from its lowest level since August 5
Silver climbed back above $60 an ounce on Friday, October 9, and gold rebounded to about $4,194, after a midweek slide took gold to its...
Gold traded near $4,150 an ounce Thursday night, far below January’s $5,589.38 record
Gold traded near $4,150 an ounce on Thursday night, October 8, about $1,440 below the record of $5,589.38 it set on January 28. That leaves...
Most Fed officials expect another interest rate increase by year end, minutes of the September meeting released October 7 show, with the next decision due October 28
Most Fed policymakers do not see September’s rate increase as the last one of 2026. Minutes of the September 15-16 meeting, released October 7, say...
New York Harbor wholesale gasoline traded at $3.329 a gallon September 29, EIA says
New York Harbor wholesale gasoline traded at $3.329 a gallon on September 29, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That was the lowest of...
Brent crude spot prices hit $113.96 a barrel on September 29, EIA data show
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s daily spot table shows Brent crude, the international oil benchmark, at $113.96 a barrel on September 29. That is one...
Federally insured credit unions held $2.50 trillion in assets at the end of June
Federally insured credit unions ended the second quarter of 2026 with $2.50 trillion in total assets, a gain of $120 billion, or 5.0 percent, from...
Treasury’s 10-year yield reached 5.31 percent on October 5 and the 30-year 5.66 percent, repricing what new retirement savings earn
Treasury’s own tables put the 10-year yield at 5.31 percent and the 30-year yield at 5.66 percent at the close of October 5, 2026, the...
A 52-week Treasury bill yielded 4.46 percent on October 2, above Bankrate’s 2.12 percent national average for one-year bank certificates
A 52-week Treasury bill yielded 4.46 percent on October 2, 2026, on the coupon-equivalent basis Treasury publishes for comparison with interest-bearing deposits. Bankrate’s national average...
Money market funds hold $7.89 trillion, with $3.11 trillion of it in retail accounts
Money market funds held $7.89 trillion in total assets at the end of the week ended Wednesday, September 30, after a $45.45 billion weekly decline,...
The Fed raised what it pays banks on reserves to 3.90% on Sept. 17
The Federal Reserve raised the interest rate it pays banks on reserve balances to 3.90% on Sept. 17, up a quarter point from 3.65%. The...
The Federal Reserve moved Sept. 30 to halve swings in big banks’ capital requirements
Capital requirements tied to the annual bank stress test are meant to swing far less from one year to the next under changes the Federal...
The Federal Reserve raised its discount rate to 4.00% on Sept. 16
The Federal Reserve Board voted on September 16, 2026, to raise the primary credit rate, the discount rate at which banks borrow directly from Federal...
Money market fund assets reached $8.44 trillion in August, Crane Data says
Assets in U.S. money market funds rose to $8.44 trillion in August, Crane Data said on Sept. 25, recovering most of a July slide but...
Money market funds average 3.66% while the one-month Treasury yield is 4.04%
A 38-basis-point gap separates two places retirees commonly park cash. Crane Data’s 100 index of large money market funds yielded 3.66% on a seven-day basis...
Retirees can lock in 3.28% above inflation on 30-year TIPS, up from 2.98% on Sept. 1, Treasury data show
The 30-year Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities real yield stood at 3.28% on Sept. 28, up from 2.98% on Sept. 1, according to the Treasury Department’s daily...
The two-year Treasury yield hit 4.92% on Monday, up from 4.39% on Sept. 1, lifting what new CDs and bonds can pay
Two-year Treasurys yielded 4.92% on Monday, Sept. 28, up from 4.39% on Sept. 1, and the increase raises the benchmark against which new CDs and...
Fed officials now see their key rate at 3.9% at the end of 2028
In projections released Sept. 16, the median Federal Reserve official puts the federal funds rate at 3.9% at the end of 2028, half a point...
The five-year Treasury yield reached 5.06% on Monday after crossing 5% last week
The five-year Treasury yield reached 5.06% on Monday, Sept. 28, after first crossing 5% for the month a week earlier. The maturity is a common...
The 30-year Treasury yield climbed to 5.56% on Monday, from 5.27% on Sept. 1
A 30-year Treasury bond that yielded 5.27% on Sept. 1 stood at 5.56% on Monday, Sept. 28, the highest reading in September’s daily table from...