Angelica Leicht is the senior editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com, where she writes and edits articles on a range of personal finance topics. Angelica previously held editing ...

Nothing can grab a borrower's attention faster than a 0% interest rate — especially if someone's juggling credit card debt with rates of 20% or higher. Those with good to excellent credit should have ...

The Federal Reserve recently cut interest rates for the first time in four years. Interest rate cuts make mortgage, automobile and other loans more affordable. Economists expect more interest rate ...

Colin is an Associate Editor focused on tech and financial news. He has more than three years of experience editing, proofreading, and fact-checking content on current financial events and politics.

As we enter 2024, the financial landscape continues to be shaped by high-interest rates, a scenario that could significantly impact various sectors of the economy. Read on to find out which sectors ...

If you've been looking at interest-bearing accounts like high-yield savings accounts or certificates of deposit (CDs), you may see the terms "interest rate" and "annual percentage yield" (APY) being ...

Most readers are probably familiar with the basic math behind interest rates and bond prices: When interest rates go up, bond prices go down. As the market recalibrates what a bond’s future cash flows ...

The European Union is facing a very different economic situation than the United States, and tariffs play a big role in that. It’s pretty much central bank week: First, we had Federal Reserve Chair ...