Revelations 18:23:’For the merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries were all nations deceived.’

Important Takeaways:

• What the Fed’s rate hike means for your wallet: Quarter-point increase will add $1.7 billion to US credit card bills over the next year
• The Fed on Wednesday boosted its benchmark rate a quarter percentage point, to a range of 4.75 percent to 5 percent, its highest level in 16 years and up from near zero a year ago.
• The latest rate increase will cost American credit card users a collective $1.7 billion in added interest charges over the next 12 months, according to a study from WalletHub.
• That’s on top of the $30.4 billion more in credit card interest charges the study chalks up to the Fed’s prior rate hikes since last March, when the central bank’s policy rate was near zero
• Government data shows that the amount of consumer loans, including credit cards and other revolving plans with commercial banks, soared to $965.6 billion on March 8. That’s up from $830 billion at the same time last year.

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