Real interest rates are dictated by the rate of inflation. Higher inflation rates erode consumers’ purchasing power and the amount of interest earned from investments such as deposits.

Multiple economic factors influence interest rates. Three types of interest rates, including real, nominal, and effective affect consumers' borrowing and investment choices. The nominal interest rate ...

Bond investors should understand how interest rates changes can affect their investments. A lot of investors already know that bond prices and interest rates have an inverse relationship.

Interest rate risk in the banking book is the risk posed by adverse movements in interest rates that cause a mismatch between the rates banks set on customer loans and on deposits. For example, if ...