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• Clues to the Fed’s rate cut cycles

  A look back at how previous Federal Reserve Board rate moves have rippled through the economy.

  7 min read May 15, 2001

  

• Floundering economy points to another rate cut

  Bankrate looks at the upcoming Tuesday’s Federal Reserve Board meeting and analyzes the odds of another big interest rate cut.

  2 min read May 11, 2001

  

• Figuring out the Fed

  Each time the Fed changes rates, it creates opportunities to save money — or to blow some. See if you know what they are.

  2 min read May 11, 2001

  

• Best moves to make now that the Fed cut rates

  Use these strategies to minimize overall borrowing costs and maximize savings returns.

  5 min read Apr 19, 2001

  

• How to save money while you’re down and out

  What to do when the money stops flowing: How to slash your budget.

  4 min read Mar 23, 2001

  

• Fed drops rates another 50 basis points

  The Federal Reserve Board will almost certainly cut interest rates at its March 20 meeting. Whether it’s by one-half of a percentage point, or 50 basis points, or 75 basis points remains to be seen.

  2 min read Mar 20, 2001

  

• Fed cuts rates another half-percent

  Catching market watchers by surprise and sparking a furious rally on Wall Street, the Federal Reserve Board slashed interest rates by one half of a percentage point.

  2 min read Mar 20, 2001

  

• Either way you slice it, Fed cut will help consumers

  The Federal Reserve Board will almost certainly cut interest rates at its March 20 meeting. Whether it’s by one-half of a percentage point, or 50 basis points, or 75 basis points remains to be seen.

  3 min read Mar 16, 2001

  

• Reclaiming lost bank accounts

  Unclaimed money gets turned over to the state. Make sure it’s not yours.

  5 min read Feb 07, 2001

  

• The best moves to make now that the Fed cut rates again

  As rates fall, borrowers are helped and savers get hurt. Here’s how.

  5 min read Jan 31, 2001