Interest Rates Are Falling—What This Means for Savers

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Interest Rates Are Falling—What This Means for Savers
Cash is fanned out from a wallet in this photo illustration taken in North Andover, Mass., on June 15, 2018. Elise Amendola/AP Photo
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Savers, be warned: The days of high-yield savings accounts are numbered.

In March 2022, the Federal Reserve embarked upon a campaign of higher interest rates to combat inflation. The central bank hiked rates 11 times, lifting them to a two-decade high of 5.25–5.5 percent.

Andrew Moran
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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."