This “real rate” of the 1-year maturity stood at 1.7% — the actual 1-year Treasury yield of 4.1% minus the CPI’s 2.4%. Over the past 20 years, the average one-year real rate has been a negative-0.8%.

US President Donald Trump has jolted the rupee-dollar market from its usual path of gentle depreciation, under a managed ...

In Forbes Liam Wright, editor-in-chief of Cryptoslate, says: “The current inflation rate for bitcoin stands around 0.84%, whereas the most recent US inflation data for May came in at 3.4%.” The only ...

However, another interest rate cut or economic shifts could change that equation. The current mortgage rates for October 17, 2024, according to Zillow are: ...

Global equity markets have recovered smartly from the lows in April 2025 that were triggered by US President Donald Trump’s ...

Recent rate volatility has left investors demanding clarity on the direction of yields and what fair compensation for ...

Incidentally, rates were much lower before taming post-COVID-19 inflation. Before 2022, the federal funds rate had remained near zero since the Great Recession of 2008, except for spring of 2017 ...

Despite persistent inflation, the Fed is considering rate cuts, risking further credibility loss and contributing to higher interest. Read more on the Fed's policy choices.

The Table highlights that on trend basis, the ratio of GFCF (gross fixed capital formation) deflator to GDP deflator, which ...

Many think interest rates are too high, and a growing chorus of voices is calling on the Fed to cut rates. Are they right?

Policymakers signaled borrowing costs are still likely to fall in 2025, but Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cautioned ...