money market
noun
: the trade in short-term negotiable instruments (such as certificates of deposit or U.S. Treasury securities)
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Certificates of deposit, money market funds and high-yield savings accounts all offer competitive rates.
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USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Invest in short-term CDs, online savings accounts, money market funds or Treasuries, which may offer similar or higher interest rates.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Celsius took its product to market at a time when traditional banks were paying little interest on savings accounts and money market funds, making the firm highly attractive to investors seeking higher than normal yields.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2023
For example, in 2022, Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union raised the rate of its online savings account, eliminating its tiers and minimum balance requirement, while keeping the rate on its money market accounts static.
—Crissi Cole, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But from an investment standpoint, the fact the Fed is going to start cutting rates says to me that money is hiding out on the sidelines, and it’s been trying to capture a yield in short-term money market funds and securities.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
Based on money market forward rates, market players currently rate the probability of another European Central Bank interest-rate rise only moderately higher than the probability of a hike by the Federal Reserve after the summer.
—WSJ, 31 July 2023
Yet many people still park their funds in low-yielding money market funds and the like, said David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
Then, the Fed’s 500-basis-point leap raised what customers can now collect on money market funds to around 4.5%, far more than banks can afford to pay on checking and savings.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 June 2023
USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
Invest in short-term CDs, online savings accounts, money market funds or Treasuries, which may offer similar or higher interest rates.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2024
Celsius took its product to market at a time when traditional banks were paying little interest on savings accounts and money market funds, making the firm highly attractive to investors seeking higher than normal yields.
—Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 13 July 2023
For example, in 2022, Farmers Insurance Group Federal Credit Union raised the rate of its online savings account, eliminating its tiers and minimum balance requirement, while keeping the rate on its money market accounts static.
—Crissi Cole, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024
But from an investment standpoint, the fact the Fed is going to start cutting rates says to me that money is hiding out on the sidelines, and it’s been trying to capture a yield in short-term money market funds and securities.
—Krystal Hur, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024
Based on money market forward rates, market players currently rate the probability of another European Central Bank interest-rate rise only moderately higher than the probability of a hike by the Federal Reserve after the summer.
—WSJ, 31 July 2023
Yet many people still park their funds in low-yielding money market funds and the like, said David Kelly, chief global strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management.
—The Arizona Republic, 25 Feb. 2024
Then, the Fed’s 500-basis-point leap raised what customers can now collect on money market funds to around 4.5%, far more than banks can afford to pay on checking and savings.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 16 June 2023
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“Money market.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/money%20market. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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