Fed Funds Up

The Federal Reserve raised the “target for the federal funds rate” to 2.5% up 25 basis points (0.25 percentage points). Their statement shows that their decision is based on the idea that inflation is “realitvely low.”

I expect the interest rate on my savings account will follow suit, especially since the competition has leapfrogged in the last month.

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