As people live longer, interest rates may be less effective
Dec 3, 2025 · How an ageing population could affect interest rates – a monetary policy tool used by central banks to battle inflation and encourage economic activity.
Interest rates are rising – how are you affected? | World Economic …
Mar 16, 2022 · Interest rates are rising globally as countries try to slow soaring inflation in the post-pandemic economy. What will it mean for you?
Interest rates vs inflation: Country by country approach | World ...
Jul 4, 2022 · Inflation rates are hitting multi-decade highs in some countries, prompting many central banks to increase interest rates. The US Federal Reserve is being the most aggressive.
Japan ends era of negative interest rates. Here’s why
Mar 26, 2024 · Japan ended its eight-year period of negative interest rates this month. Negative interest rates are used by central banks to stimulate economic growth and combat deflation. In …
What are the most major economic impacts of higher interest rates?
May 2, 2023 · The cycle of interest rate hikes is exected to slow throughout 2023. Yet the World Economic Forum’s latest Chief Economists Outlook found that the “prospects of a full-scale …
Negative interest rates: absolutely everything you need to know
Nov 2, 2016 · Of all the monetary measures used to steady a wobbling economy, perhaps the most controversial and least understood is the practice of cutting interest rates to below zero. …
US interest rates are rising faster than at any time in recent history ...
Oct 12, 2022 · The US has aggressively raised interest rates this year to try and tackle soaring inflation. The 2022 rate hike cycle is the fastest in recent history.
How interest rates are reshaping the financial landscape
Jan 13, 2024 · A historic paradigm shift in interest rates is reshaping the Eurozone's financial landscape. Here are the implications on savings and financial stability.
What are carry trades and how do they impact global markets?
Aug 20, 2024 · Carry trades, a financial tactic built on hedging differing interest rates, are shaking world stock markets right now. Here’s everything you need to know.
What are the causes and consequences of low interest rates?
Oct 26, 2015 · Indeed in many countries, nominal interest rates are already close to their lower bound – in some cases, they are already mildly negative – so further material falls could only …