The Currency - Money

The pause on federal student loan payments ended in October and borrowers are required to resume monthly repayments.

Here are answers to five common questions about refinancing a mortgage.

Consumer sentiment dropped big, according to a University of Michigan report, owing in large part to stress over inflation. If the Fed suspects that higher inflation expectations are becoming entrenched in consumers' minds, the inflation-fighting equation will almost certainly change.  

The U.S. economy created 336,000 new jobs in September – roughly twice as many as economists expected. That labor-market tightness (coupled with decelerating but still too-hot wage growth) means that it’s probably too soon for the Fed to completely let down its guard with regard to inflation.

Private equity refers to ownership in a private company, often done through private equity funds that cater to high-net-worth investors. Meanwhile, public equity refers to ownership in publicly traded companies, which are available to anyone with an investment account.

Get our perspective on interest rates, bonds in a diversified portfolio, and happenings on Capitol Hill in September's market recap.

The standard deduction is a fixed dollar amount that reduces the portion of your income on that you’re taxed. It allows taxpayers to reduce their taxable income and simplify the tax process.

The market’s lack of reaction to the government shutdown is by itself interesting for what it says about what matters to investors: Persistent fears that the U.S. economy is lurching its way toward recession. More on the shutdown, housing market and jobs report in this week's edition.