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247wallst.com > investing > 09/12/2026 > top-economist-says-the-fed-should-hike-rates-50-basis-points-next-week-the-bond-market-is-already-near-his-danger-zone

Top Economist Says the Fed Should Hike Rates 50 Basis Points Next Week. The Bond Market Is Already Near His Danger Zone.

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (617+ words) A top economist is pushing the Fed to act more aggressively than markets expect next week, and the bond market is already behaving as if it does not plan to wait for the decision. The professional research desk has always…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/10/2026 > i-could-pocket-130000-by-selling-now-should-i-give-up-my-2-85-mortgage

I Could Pocket $130,000 by Selling Now, Should I Give Up My 2.85% Mortgage?

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (781+ words) A 42-year-old single woman with no children is sitting on a financial artifact: a 2.85% mortgage she “truly loves” on a home she bought in 2016 for $220,000. On the flip side, she is tired of maintenance, wants to travel,… This post may…...

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247wallst.com > investing > 09/09/2026 > its-time-for-the-fed-to-raise-interest-rates-ex-fed-president-defies-trumps-ultimatum

'It's Time for the Fed to Raise Interest Rates': Ex-Fed President Defies Trump's Ultimatum

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (439+ words) A former Fed president, a bond firm economist, and a White House under pressure from Trump are pulling monetary policy in opposite directions, and the September FOMC meeting may force a decision that hits every American carrying a credit card…...

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247wallst.com > investing > 09/08/2026 > is-4-gas-about-to-get-more-expensive-again

Is $4 Gas About to Get More Expensive, Again?

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (338+ words) Gas prices were already bleeding American households dry before this weekend's strikes sent oil markets into crisis mode, and the government data set to drop this week will not capture a single cent of what just happened. For most Americans,…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/08/2026 > warning-18-years-of-maxing-out-a-trump-account-could-leave-half-of-that-money-taxable

Warning: 18 Years of Maxing Out a Trump Account Could Leave Half of That Money Taxable

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1116+ words) Financial planners are quietly steering families away from the Trump account's most obvious move, and the math behind their caution changes the case for funding it entirely. Money Talks desk. Editor: Jake Fitzgerald. This post may contain links from our…...

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247wallst.com > personal-finance > 09/07/2026 > the-2027-social-security-raise-is-tracking-at-about-3-6-on-the-average-check-thats-roughly-75-a-month-and-medicare-will-take-part-of-it-back

The 2027 Social Security Raise Is Tracking at About 3.6%. On the Average Check That's Roughly $75 a Month, and Medicare Will Take Part of It Back.

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (554+ words) A projected raise sounds like good news until you account for what Medicare quietly subtracts, what the tax code silently captures, and why the formula itself may not measure what retirees actually spend money on. Life After Work desk. Editor:…...

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247wallst.com > investing > 09/04/2026 > no-increase-in-interest-rates-anytime-this-year-jp-morgan-vs-markets-pricing-60-hike-odds

'No Increase in Interest Rates Anytime This Year': JP Morgan vs. Markets Pricing 60% Hike Odds

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (614+ words) JPMorgan's top global strategist says the Fed will not touch rates for the rest of the year, but bond markets and futures traders are betting he is badly wrong, and one side is about to take a painful loss. This…...

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247wallst.com > investing > 09/03/2026 > 65-months-of-above-target-inflation-powells-legacy-may-echo-arthur-burns

'65 Months of Above Target Inflation': Powell's Legacy May Echo Arthur Burns

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (640+ words) History judges Fed chairs on inflation above almost everything else, and a count of months that Kevin Warsh keeps reciting in speeches has started drawing an uncomfortable comparison between Jerome Powell and the Fed chair nobody wants to be remembered…...

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247wallst.com > economy > 09/01/2026 > the-40-trillion-federal-clown-show-who-holds-the-credit-card-and-how-to-insulate-your-life-from-it

The $40 Trillion Federal Clown Show: Who Holds the Credit Card, and How to Insulate Your Life from It

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1653+ words) Congress has spent decades authorizing money it does not have, and states that proudly balance their budgets quietly depend on that same federal spigot. What happens to your household when the math finally shows up at the door? Every couple…...

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247wallst.com > investing > 08/31/2026 > scott-bessent-says-u-s-bonds-are-beating-the-rest-of-the-world-despite-wall-streets-warnings

Scott Bessent Says U.S. Bonds Are Beating the Rest of the World Despite Wall Street’s Warnings

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (575+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is telling Wall Street it has the bond market story completely wrong, but Stanley Druckenmiller and a former Fed Vice Chair are betting he will pay for that confidence. Nominal yields sit at elevated levels by…...