Rachel Barber

Articles by Rachel Barber

What a Fed rate hike means for credit card debt, car loans and savers - USA Today

Business September 19, 2026

Federal Reserve policymakers decision to raise the benchmark for short-term interest rates is about to impact Americans budgets. The federal funds rate stands at a range of 3.75% to 4%, a quarter peοΏ½...

β€˜Where’s the humanity?’ Why job seekers say hiring is β€˜broken’ - USA Today

Business August 22, 2026

After getting a layoff notice in May,Β engineerΒ ToddΒ Hendricks,Β 46,Β started his job search. One Friday, he signed on to Zoom for the coding round of a multistep interview process and waited for so...

Can the Fed lower inflation? 5 takeaways from Warsh on Capitol Hill. - USA Today

Business July 17, 2026

In two congressional hearings dominated by questions on artificial intelligence and central bank independence, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh kept his commitment simple: He plans to get inflation οΏ½...

Workers keep leaving the US labor force. Experts can't agree why - USA Today

Business July 10, 2026

Whether it wasΒ caregivingΒ responsibilities,Β feeling discouraged after a longΒ stretchΒ of unemploymentΒ or the realizationΒ theyreΒ sitting on a pile of money, many AmericansΒ haveΒ leftΒ the workf...