US expansion could hurt if savings rise
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NEW YORK: For years, profligate American consumers have been chided for putting aside nothing for a rainy day. Now, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, the prospect that households could start
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WASHINGTON: Another small hike in US interest rates is seen as a certainty when Federal Reserve policy-makers meet on Wednesday - a step on the march toward a level of rates necessary to underpin long-term expansion.
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More thoughts on the ups and downs of this retirement-savings option.
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The move by Bush administration officials could boost America's image abroad, but institutions like the World Bank fear it could leave them strapped for cash.
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If prices keep rising, it could sour consumers and make the recession fight more difficult.
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An aging US population would strain public finances and hurt the economy unless there were quick adjustments to the social safety net, such as raising the age for
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The US Federal Reserve will take another small step this week toward raising interest rates to more normal levels, but may be getting rates up to a point that allows for a pause in increasing them, analysts say.
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Rising energy and transport costs helped push inflation higher last month, raising the prospect that interest rates may increase next year.
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Record levels of debt and falling home prices may mean Americans will now spend less, save more.
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A few miscalculations can wreck a lifetime of saving and investing.
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We unquestionably live better than we used to, but there are real reasons to worry whether the economic gains can continue at anything like their recent pace.
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More than $1 trillion in U.S. home mortgages have interest rates that will adjust up sharply next year, which could squeeze some owners out of their most important investment.
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Why make saving for retirement harder than it already is?
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NEW YORK/LONDON  - Higher interest rates in Europe and growing uncertainty over the cost of borrowing in the United States could slow down parts of the global mergers and acquisitions boom, experts say.
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Don't panic over rising interest rates.
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Just at the moment the U.S. economy could use a boost, the recent surge in oil prices is having the opposite effect.
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Have you checked your 401(k) fees? What looks like a small difference could have big consequences.