Archive for December, 2011

What is expected to happen to short-term interest rates and long-term interest rates during the next year?

Saturday, December 31st, 2011

angel_rat_83 asked: What is expected to happen to short-term interest rates and long-term interest rates during the next year? Why would it change, stay the same or rise?Bamboo Flooring Installation

What are some relationships between different interest rates?

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Capitalist_pig asked: Are there any well known relationships between different interest rates? For example: The 20-year T-Bond rate is usually 2% above 3-month T-Bills. Stuff like that. Is there a website that would have things like that? It doesn't have to be just treasury security rates, it can be inflation rates, Federal ...

How high did interest rates go in Japan after they were downgraded?

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

Common Sense asked: Oops interest rates actually dropped on the #2 economy. Gee we are already in year 5 of limping along . High debt doesn't seem to be helping us.Vinyl Siding For Your Home

How can the overnight call rates be so low compared to the market interest rate?

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Naveen V asked: When the RBI has a repo rate of 6% and a reverse repo rate of 7.5%, one would expect the overnight call rate among the banks to be somewhere between 6% and 7.5%. I believe the current very low levels of the call rate is because of ...

When do you think interest rates and inflation will start going up?

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

Plain Jim asked: This is an opinion question of course, but when do you think interest rates and inflation will start going up? I'm sure we are already in an inflationary phase, but will interest rate increase follow?Pet Cpr Training

How does falling interest rates of one currency affect other currencies?

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

Oz Z asked: For instance, if EURO interest rates are reduced, how does it affect EUR/USD exchange rates. Common sense dictates that the EUR/USD would decrease in value as people flock to currencies with higher returns. But this is not only always the case. It may be not the actual ...

Are interest rates adjusted by the central bank the same as that of commercial banks?

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Steven TJ asked: When central banks (like the Fed) adjust interest rates, are these the same rates used by Commercial Banks? Do Commercial Banks give the same interest rates as the Central Bank?Wagner Paint Sprayers

How to find out interest rates around the world?

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

Someguy asked: Is there an easy way to find out the interest rates in many different countries such as their central bank's rates, typical mortgage rates, etc?Kitchen Decor Themes

How does the Canadian dollar affect interest rates?

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Amanda L asked: Now that the Canadian dollar is at parity with the US dollar, I've been hearing in the news that the Bank of Canada will be hiking interest rates. What is the reason behind this? How exactly does the dollar affect the interest rate? Thanks!Enviro Pellet Stoves

How does increase in interest rates lead to an increase in exchange rates?

Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

Coco Bunny asked: Can someone explain it to me plainly? ALSO, I'm wondering if it works vice versa - does lowering interest rates lower the exchange rate?Enviro Pellet Stoves