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Savings account interest rates buffer the sting of inflation
11 minutes Posted Nov 21, 2022 at 10:30 am.
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One welcome result of the Fed raising interest rates is that people are seeing higher income on their risk-free savings accounts. For some, that's helping counteract some of the worst aspects of inflation.

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Guests: Axios' Matt Phillips and Andrew Freedman.

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