Cash rescue plan helps rates fall
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A surprise move by central banks to inject huge amounts of cash into money markets has had an immediate effect.
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More participants will join a credit  rescue plan that three lead banks are setting up to help  stabilize the asset-backed commercial paper market, but it will  be temporary, a senior U.S. Treasury official said on Saturday.
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Congress approved an economic stimulus package. The Treasury Department pressed lenders to reset mortgage rates for millions of troubled homeowners. And New York's insurance regulator is attempting to bail out a critical sector of the industry.
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Business & money: Sixth successive month of price falls, and mortgage lending at two-year low despite rate cuts
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The Federal Reserve is expected to  lower U.S. interest rates on Wednesday as part of an ongoing  aggressive effort to spare the economy from the worst effects  of a deep housing slump and credit crunch.
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Business & money: Credit crunch and housing woes blamed for gloom as businesses begin lobbying for interest rate cut
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Some strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn.
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Volatility is down and the rough patch could be history if the Fed comes through and lowers rates.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday to the lowest levels in more than a year.
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WASHINGTON -- Rates on 30-year and 15-year mortgages fell this week to the lowest levels seen in six months, good news for people wanting to buy a home or refinance.
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Stop treating your cash like trash.   With yields on money market mutual funds pushing 5 percent,   it's time to stop ignoring the returns you're getting on the   money you have saved for a rainy day.
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The US Federal Reserve cuts interest rates from 4.75% to 4.5% to help kickstart housing and credit markets.
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Payrolls shrank in August for the first time in four years, the government reported on Friday, prompting calls for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates before credit market turmoil drags the economy into recession.
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday with the rate on six-month bills dropping to the lowest level in a month.
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The Federal Reserve cut a short-term interest rate yesterday to try to keep problems in the housing and mortgage markets from dragging the nation into recession, but Wall Street judged the move as too timid and financial markets tanked.
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With the housing market in decline, financial predators are finding yet another way to take advantage of people who fall behind on their payments.
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A little cash today can prevent a major financial headache later.