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Short-term interest rates are currently high by historic standards in order to subdue inflation. Taking off this brake comes with a serious inflation risk. What do you think will happen?

After a prolonged decline, U.S. inflation-adjusted interest rates have increased somewhat since the pandemic—possibly implying a higher new normal. As central banks attempt to tame the post-pandemic ...

Are volatile mortgage interest rates the new normal? The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage shot up to nearly 8% in late 2023. It fell to just above 6% last fall, bounced back above 7% in mid ...

People have always wanted to see into the future—and traders even more so. Yet, there’s no magical crystal ball to reveal the ...

That was a normal reaction, and participants didn't have to accept abnormally low yields for going there. Market rates were at normal levels. It has been a long, tough road getting them back there, ...

The previous analysis "The Potential $54 Trillion Cost Of The Fed's Planned Interest Rate Increases" (linked here) took a detailed look at the long-term implications of the Fed's intentions to ...

The Bank of England has cut interest rates from 4.25% to 4%. This marks the fifth reduction since August last year, when ...

Mortgage rates are closely tied to the 10-year US Treasury yield. Put together, that could prove to be a headache for anyone relying on a mortgage to buy a home.

The Federal Reserve voted yesterday to keep interest rates steady, despite the president calling for lower rates. And, Texas ...

He said he still thought interest rates could be lower in "nine to 12 months." Rates on 30-year mortgages began escalating from historic lows in 2021 and reached a high of nearly 8% in late 2023.