Personal Finance Blog By MoneyRates - The Economy The Fed And Interest Rates

Depositors casting a wary eye on inflation were relieved to see no CPI increase in April, though higher interest rates still appear no closer.

May opened with good news on U.S. manufacturing, which came as a welcome relief following a stretch of bad economic news in April.

Renewed fears of a Greek default hurt interest rates along with the stock market, darkening the outlook for deposit rates.

Soon after an advance GDP report indicated strengthening growth, an earnings disappointment from Amazon cast doubt over the economic recovery.

The President proposed several things in his fourth State of the Union address. Find out what they could mean for deposit accounts.

A new Fed policy is designed to increase transparency, but the forecasts involved could also misguide investors and undermine policy.

With oil prices rising again, deposit accounts may lose more ground to inflation.

Campaign rhetoric and uncertainty of overseas economies have many investors retreating to the sidelines.

The Fed's announcement of its "Operation Twist" got a severe reaction from the stock market, but it's a non-event for those with most of their assets in savings and money market accounts.

Find out why decisive action might be the most important outcome to the jobs debate, for the economy and for savings accounts.