Orbit comes from the Latin orbita, âcourse,â or âtrack.â The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course. Many planets, moons, stars, meteors spacecraft and other objects in outer space orbit around each other. Electrons also orbit around the nucleus of an atom.
Fed raises interest rates. America's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade is here. The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate on Wednesday from a range of 0% to 0.25% to a range of 0.25% to 0.5%. The rate hike is a small one, but it will affect millions of Americans, including investors, home buyers and savers.
How Rising Interest Rates Will Affect The Stock Market And Your Investments. The benchmark interest rate, known as the federal funds rate, has been set at a record low of 0.25% since December 2008. Itâs hard to imagine that the it averaged 6% since 1971 and soared as high as 20% in 1980. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates eventually when it believes the U.S. economy can stand on its own without stimulus. The effects of rising interest rates will ripple through stock markets around the world.