Interest rate

An interest rate is how much interest is paid by borrowers for the money that they borrow. It is usually a percentage of the sum borrowed. So, a simple 10% interest means that if one borrows $100, one pays back $110.

Interest rates in a country are usually guided by a base rate set by its central bank. The interest rate to businesses and citizens is always above the base rate .

Interest Rate Media

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  Germany experienced deposit interest rates from 14% in 1973 down to almost 2% in 2003

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  The effective federal funds rate in the US charted over more than half a century

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  Ireland bond prices, Inverted yield curve in 2011, And rates went negative after the European debt crisis*

    15 year bond

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    10 year bond

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    5 year bond

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    3 year bond