How Tariffs Affect Prices: Who Really Pays?
Move the sliders to follow a tariff from the port to the store shelf, see who pays it and how much reaches shoppers, and why markups can make it bigger.
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#economy
3 interactive infographics, 1 news brief, 1 guide about economy.
How Inflation Shrinks What Your Money Buys
Move the sliders to see how inflation lowers the buying power of cash each year, and what a savings rate has to beat to keep up.
How Interest Rates Change Your Loan Payment
Move the sliders to see how a one-point change in the interest rate changes your monthly payment and the total interest on a loan.
Fed Meets Oct. 27–28 After September Rate Hike
The Federal Reserve decides on interest rates on October 28, 2026, six weeks after raising its policy rate to 3.75%–4.00% as inflation climbed to 3.7%.
How Interest Rates Work: From the Fed to Your Wallet
An interest rate is the price of borrowing money. The Federal Reserve sets a benchmark, and banks build card, loan and savings rates on top of it.