by Julie Long | Jan 22, 2026 | AI, General, Investment, News, Retirement, Technology
At their December meeting, Federal Reserve officials estimated that the U.S. economy grew 1.7% in 2025, a year plagued by uncertainty around costly new tariffs. The forecast for 2026 growth was raised to 2.3% — a significant jump from the 1.8% rate previously...
by Julie Long | Oct 9, 2025 | General, Interest Rates, Investment, News, Retirement
On September 17, 2025, the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the target range for the benchmark federal funds rate by one-quarter percentage point — the first rate cut in nine months. This brought the range to 4.0%–4.25% and resumed...