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What the Fed’s Interest-Rate Cuts Mean for Borrowing and Saving Money

2025/3/17
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Julia Carpenter: 我是朱莉娅·卡彭特,来自华尔街日报。美联储自9月份以来一直在降低利率,但许多消费者尚未感受到缓解。我们来听听华尔街日报记者伊玛尼·莫伊斯对美联储降息如何以及如何没有影响抵押贷款、信用卡和储蓄账户的看法。 美联储降息对消费者财务生活的影响不如以往明显。 我们讨论了抵押贷款利率、信用卡年利率以及储蓄账户。最后,我想问你一下储蓄账户。我们看到全国储蓄率正在上升,这意味着越来越多的人正在囤积现金。但是,银行是否将这些降息传递给了储户? 投资者预计今年晚些时候美联储利率将下降,但抵押贷款和信用卡利率可能不会大幅下降。 Imani Moise: 美联储控制短期利率,但长期利率受其他因素影响,导致消费者并未明显感受到降息带来的好处。当经济紧张时,信贷风险就会上升,贷款机构会更加谨慎,可能提高利率或保持利率不变以补偿风险。 抵押贷款利率受10年期国债收益率影响更大,而非联邦基金利率,因此美联储降息对抵押贷款利率影响不大,甚至可能适得其反。现在的抵押贷款利率远高于疫情期间的水平,购房成本显著增加。 尽管美联储降息,信用卡利率下降缓慢,仍处于历史高位,因为经济压力增加了借款人还款的风险。无力偿还债务的人应该尝试以更低的利率再融资,例如零利率余额转账或个人贷款。 高收益储蓄账户的利率对美联储降息反应最为灵敏,但收益仍然较低。疫情期间将资金存入高收益储蓄账户的人,仍然比将资金存入大型银行普通储蓄账户的人获得更多收益。 如果想降低信用卡利率,最好积极还款或与银行协商。储蓄收益率将降低。

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Despite the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates since September, consumer borrowing costs remain high. This is due to increased credit risk, causing lenders to act conservatively and maintain higher rates. Mortgage rates, for example, are tracking Treasury yields rather than the federal funds rate, and credit card APRs are falling slowly due to the economic uncertainty.
  • Fed rate cuts haven't significantly lowered consumer borrowing costs
  • Increased credit risk and lender conservatism are contributing factors
  • Mortgage rates track 10-year Treasury yields, not the federal funds rate
  • Credit card APRs are falling slowly due to economic uncertainty

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The Federal Reserve has been lowering interest rates) since September, but consumer borrowing costs have stayed stubbornly high, while high-yield savings accounts are paying less. WSJ reporter Imani Moise joins host Julia Carpenter to tell borrowers and savers what to expect for rates on mortgages, credit cards and savings accounts.

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