benchmark
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Rates can also change with high-yield savings accounts — even after you deposit your money — based on the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate.
From MarketWatch
On Thursday, it did just that for a seventh consecutive meeting, keeping its benchmark discount rate at 2.000%, in line with expectations of all economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.8%, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.2%, the biggest falls for each benchmark in nearly a month.
On Tuesday, U.S. and global benchmark crude prices settled at their lowest levels since February 2021, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch
In the previous trading session, crude benchmarks settled at their lowest since February 2021, pressured by prospects of a widening surplus and renewed optimism over Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
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