Willem H. Buiter & Ebrahim Rahbari see the widely scorned monetary-policy tool as a necessary option in the absence of fiscal ...

The RBA could take the falling Aussie dollar into account when it meets next month to discuss interest rates. (Source: Getty/AAP) "I can't wait for the rates to drop, but I think the RBA is going to ...

Ongoing strength in the U.S. economy drove mortgage rates up over 7% for the first time in eight months, casting doubt over a recovery in the housing sector. The 30-year mortgage rate inched up to ...

Getting an auto loan for a longer term with lower interest rates might keep the monthly bill below a budget-busting level can be tempting, but is that a good idea? A longer-term loan can lower the ...

TOKYO, Jan 17 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates next week ... Why keep the nominal policy rate at 25 basis points, which is deeply negative in real terms?" ...

A fixed deposit (FD) allows a person to invest an amount of money at a set interest rate for a predetermined amount of time, ranging from seven days to ten years. According to the DCB Bank website, ...

Interest rates have been climbing since the Federal Reserve signaled last month that it expected to lower its benchmark rate just twice this year, down from the four cuts it forecast in September. The ...

The bond market’s moves might seem strange given that the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates three times starting in September. But it’s a reminder that markets care more about the future than ...

The Bank of England looks set to resume cutting interest rates next month after official data revealed weaker inflation and anaemic economic growth. Economic output expanded by just 0.1 per cent ...

“Given the weakness in spending in December, combined with the improving inflation environment, we continue to hold the view that the RBA can begin to lower interest rates at their first meeting ...

How embarrassing would it be for the Federal Reserve to raise rates this year? Could it admit that its aggressive rate reductions last year, including a cut as recently as last month, were a ...