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The Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates at 3.5%-3.75% while inflation hovers near 3% and tariffs threaten a new price surge is the most consequential monetary policy stance since the 2022 hiking cycle began. Here's what it means for every American investor.
Friday brings simultaneous releases of the Q4 2025 GDP advance estimate and December 2025 PCE inflation data. Here's what economists expect, why it matters for interest rates, and what it means for investors and households.
The 10-year Treasury yield climbed back to 4.08% after a tepid bond auction and signs of economic resilience, threatening the rate cut narrative that has driven markets higher.
Home equity loan rates have fallen to 6.96% and HELOC rates to 7.24%, creating the most affordable home equity borrowing environment since 2023 for America's $17.3 trillion in untapped wealth.
Goldman Sachs projects 2.5% US GDP growth in 2026, beating the 2.1% consensus, with recession probability at just 20%. Here's why the economy is more resilient than the pessimists believe.
Bank of America's February fund manager survey shows 74% of European investors expect growth to accelerate, the highest reading on record. The Stoxx 600 hit another all-time high.
The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to 57.3 in February 2026 for a third consecutive increase, but gains were driven entirely by consumers with stock holdings while non-investors grew more pessimistic.
Beijing has deployed $51 billion in consumer subsidies and investment spending for 2026 as the longest Lunar New Year holiday in Chinese history tests whether stimulus can reignite domestic demand.
The S&P 500 Value ETF has gained 4.75% while the Growth ETF has fallen 1.68% in 2026, producing the widest value-over-growth margin in three years as rate stability and earnings discipline reshape investor preferences.
The private credit market has surpassed $2 trillion in assets, rivaling the syndicated loan market in size and projected to reach $4 trillion by 2030 as banks retreat and institutional capital floods in.
Fidelity's latest data shows record 401(k) balances and savings rates. The average combined contribution rate hit 14.3%, and 654,000 accounts now hold $1 million or more.
The Fed releases minutes from its January 27-28 meeting on Wednesday, and markets are watching for signs that the two dissenters who voted to cut rates had broader support within the committee.