A bill to limit the interest rate on credit cards has been introduced in Congress. The banking industry says capping rates would have unintended consequences.

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 ...

In this post, I will begin by looking at movements in treasury rates, across maturities, during 2024, and the resultant ...

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 ...

Small-cap stocks appear riskier after interest rates in the bond market recently spiked, with the Russell 2000 index now in correction territory. The Russell 2000 index RUT, a broad gauge of ...

In Japan, interest rates are set by the Bank of Japan's Policy Board in its Monetary Policy Meetings. The BoJ's official interest rate is the discount rate. Monetary Policy Meetings produce a ...

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 ...

The interest rate of these bonds is linked to that of the National Savings Certificate, a small savings scheme backed by the government. They pay 35 basis points more than the NSC, taking the return ...

In the financial market, a risk-free rate of return is attributed to the interest payments or the rate of return received by an investor on the money invested in a risk-free financial instrument ...

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, ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this July 31, 2019, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference ...

There are still decent savings rates available that pay way above inflation, despite the Bank of England slowly cutting interest rates. At the time of writing, the top cash ISA pays more than most ...