Explore the meaning of a negative interest rate environment, its economic implications, and how it affects banks, consumers, and investments globally.

A Federal Reserve split over where its priorities should lie cut its key interest rate Wednesday in a 9-3 vote, but signaled a tougher road ahead for further reductions. The FOMC's "dot plot" ...

The neutral rate—the interest rate at which monetary policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive—is a theoretical concept that cannot be directly observed, only estimated. The neutral rate is an ...

The SA Reserve Bank has left the interest rate unchanged in the first 2026 meeting of the monetary policy committee.

The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates at the end of its two-day meeting on Wednesday. Many types of consumer loans are impacted when the Fed trims its benchmark. Here’s how a rate ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I show you how to save and invest. Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, on screen, speaks virtually during the ...

South Africa's interest rates hold at 6.75%, but analysts foresee potential cuts. Explore the factors influencing the Reserve ...

South African interest rates are on hold for now, with the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) having opted to keep the repo ...