Tag: Personal Finances

How Do Higher Interest Rates Bring Down Inflation?

Our columnist is responding to readers’ questions. This week, he focuses on inflation, with the help of a bond maven and a Nobel laureate.

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Control a Piece of Nearly Everything

BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street collectively manage more than $20 trillion in assets. It’s not a political problem, but it might be an economic one.

Will President Biden Forgive Student Loan Debt?

Some advocates believe President Biden’s repeated extensions of the repayment pause, now set to end Aug. 31, could force his hand on loan forgiveness.