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November 16, 2011
WSJ.com
Yields on certificates of deposit were mostly unchanged in the latest week. The average yield on six-month "jumbo" CDs, which typically require deposits of $95,000 or more, remained unchanged from a week earlier at 0.24%, according ...
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August 22, 2011
WSJ.com
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has put the financial world on notice: Brace for two more years of rock-bottom interest rates. That is great news for borrowers, but it promises rough going for anyone seeking returns from fixed-income ...
August 9, 2011
SmartMoney.com
Cash-strapped Americans are bracing for a further squeeze following last week's downgrade of U.S. government debt, as interest rates on deposits continue to fall and some borrowing costs edge higher.
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July 31, 2011
WSJ.com
The raucous debate in Washington over raising the U.S. debt limit has raised fears about a possible shock to the financial system. That makes it a good time to review your savings accounts and other bank deposits to make sure the cash you ...
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July 26, 2011
WSJ.com
With interest rates remaining stubbornly low, a number of banks are trying to breathe life into a savings product that has been out of favor with consumers for years: the certificate of deposit.
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June 14, 2011
WSJ.com
As worries grow about the euro zone's sovereign-debt crisis, U.S. money-market funds have cut investments in the region's banks and shifted money to financial institutions in Norway, Sweden and Canada.
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June 11, 2011
WSJ.com
Credit unions increasingly are opening their doors to a broader group of people—and offering deals that handily beat those offered at fee-heavy big banks.
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May 25, 2011
WSJ.com
Yields on certificates of deposit were mostly unchanged in the latest week. The average yield on six-month "jumbo" CDs, which typically require deposits of $95,000 or more, remained unchanged at 0.29% in the week ended Tuesday from ...
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May 23, 2011
WSJ.com
The yield investors earn on the highest-paying certificates of deposit is now lower than the rate of inflation, meaning those investors are losing money, according to research from Market Rates Insight.
May 8, 2011
SmartMoney.com
Certificates of deposit – term deposits of varying length at a bank or credit union (called share certificates) – can be a vital part of most savers' cash strategies. And, even with interest rate uncertainty, certificates of deposit ...
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March 5, 2011
WSJ.com
Attention, beleaguered savers: Banks across the nation, including Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc. and Northern Trust Corp., are bumping up rates on longer-term certificates of deposit.
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December 1, 2010
WSJ.com
Some of the largest U.S. money-market funds hold billions of dollars in securities issued by Spanish and Italian banks, highlighting the risk that further deterioration in Europe could have broad impact.
November 30, 2010
SmartMoney.com
IT USED TO BE SIMPLE. Those who had worked long and hard and had saved and invested prudently could pick up the gold watch, clean out the desk, say goodbye to the office and depend on certificates of deposit and U.S. Treasury securities to ...
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September 8, 2010
WSJ.com
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is about to start selling municipal bonds directly to mom and pop. The New York company plans to enter a partnership this week with Chicago securities firm Incapital LLC to sell bonds issued by U.S. states, cities ...
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August 5, 2010
WSJ.com
One consequence of the financial crisis is that U.S. money-market funds have been buying more European bank debt. The combination of U.S. banks issuing less debt and funds looking to diversify has seen European banks play a dominant role in ...
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