Learn what the stated annual interest rate is and how to calculate it without compounding, plus how it compares to the ...

Multiple economic factors influence interest rates. Three types of interest rates, including real, nominal, and effective affect consumers' borrowing and investment choices. The nominal interest rate ...

is—it’s effectively a percentage of an amount over a year. If your savings account earns you a 0.05% interest per year (which is a REALLY terrible interest rate, honestly), you earn $5 in interest for ...

Back when we were kids, borrowing money was a simple affair. You'd ask your friend if you could borrow $5, they would hand you cash from their Hello Kitty wallet, and perhaps the next day or the next ...

The US Fed cut rates by 25 basis points on November 7. This is after an earlier cut by 50 basis points in September. How useful are such changes in interest rates by the Fed? Not much, actually! This ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mario Draghi, outgoing ECB president. The best parting gift he can give his successor, Christine Lagarde, is a ...

Back when we were kids, borrowing money was a simple affair. You’d ask your friend if you could borrow $5, they would hand you cash from their Hello Kitty wallet, and perhaps the next day or the next ...