The Reserve Bank lends money to banks at the ‘repo rate’, the banks add 3.5% to create the ‘prime rate’ – which we hear when ...

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 ...

Bank interest rates cannot be reduced at this moment, Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said, citing prevailing economic realities.

The natural rate of interest is an elusive concept in theory and practice. However, it is essential for central banks’ calibration of the policy rate. Model consistent measures are often too extreme ...

For the second time this year, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to lower its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell noted during a briefing ...

December 10, 2025. That's the date when the final Federal Reserve meeting will conclude its final 2025 meeting and, with it, a now widely anticipated reduction to the federal funds rate. A rate drop ...

See how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans. By Tara Siegel Bernard The Federal Reserve is expected to lower its benchmark ...