Section 1. Statutory Pay Systems. The rates of basic pay or salaries of the statutory pay systems (as defined in 5 U.S.C. 5302(1)), as adjusted under 5 U.S.C. 5303, are set forth on the schedules ...

The final Federal Reserve meeting of 2025 was completed this week, and with it, the final interest rate cut of the year was issued. Now comes the interesting part. After all, a Fed rate cut is never a ...

Savings rates are still holding up surprisingly well after this week's Fed decision. Many high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) continue to offer between 4.00% and 5.00% APY, giving savers a meaningful ...

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points Wednesday, the third consecutive meeting where monetary policy was loosened. Despite the trend, there’s a wider-than-usual range of opinions ...

Federal Reserve rate decisions are taken by a 12-member rate-setting committee, known as the FOMC or Federal Open Market Committee. That is made up of the Fed chair and six other presidentially ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve faces an unusually contentious meeting this week that will test Chair Jerome Powell’s ability to corral the necessary support from fellow policymakers for a third ...

Researchers found higher rates of depression, poor sleep and obesity among tweens who had early access to a cellphone. By Catherine Pearson What is the “right” age to get your child a smartphone? It’s ...

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Looking for the best certificate of deposit (CD) rates today? As of Nov. 12, 2025, Daniels-Sheridan Federal Credit Union is offering the best rate at 5.11% annual percentage yield (APY) for a 12-month ...

With a December Fed rate cut in question, mortgage rates should shift higher. Some or all of the mortgage lenders featured on our site are advertising partners of NerdWallet, but this does not ...

After weeks of anticipation, the Federal Reserve trimmed its benchmark interest rate today, dropping the benchmark rate by another 25 basis points, marking its second rate cut of 2025. The move, which ...