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Learn what a pass-through rate is and how it determines net interest for investors in mortgage-backed securities. Understand its calculation and impact with examples.
When the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates, the effects ripple far beyond Wall Street. From past rate-cutting cycles, we’ve learned that income-focused trusts can struggle when interest rates are low, while flexible structures and proactive planning ...
Anticipation over a Federal Reserve interest rate cut, which was barely registering a few weeks ago, is now growing to a fever pitch. Following an unemployment report that showed the rate increasing to its highest level since October 2021 and new data this ...
Investors once again find themselves in the midst of a rate-lowering cycle. On Sept. 17, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal-funds rate by a quarter point. This rate cut, the first since December 2024, brought the central bank’s short-term interest ...
More buyers are turning to adjustable-rate mortgages, which offer lower initial rates than fixed-rate loans. Some ARMs could shave almost a percentage point off the 30-year fixed rate, recent data shows. For those who meet the criteria, ARMs may be ...
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Positioning SMEs for growth in a lower interest rate environment
By Ernestina MENSAHEarlier in March 2024, I wrote about managing risk in a recovering economy, emphasizing that an improvement in macroeconomic indicators does not translate into a simultaneous decline in risk at all levels of the economy.
BlackRock Floating Rate Income Trust Fund is downgraded to Sell due to persistent earnings weakness & unsupported dividends. Read more on BGT CEF here.