The Fed raised interest rates the most in nearly three decades to fight stubborn inflation. A finance expert explains what’s happening, the risks and what it means for consumers.
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As the European Central Bank announces its first increase in interest rates, investors are getting very nervous.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
Increasing productivity means increasing investment, but raising interest rates makes businesses do the opposite.
The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as it fights raging inflation.
Michelle Grattan discusses politics with politics + society editor, Amanda Dunn
While central banks did help mitigate a COVID-induced recession, they don’t have the power to solve our inflation problem.
Beware any advice to go either fixed or variable. You are unlikely to outsmart the bank.
Normally investors view the future as more uncertain than the present. When that turns on its head, it’s often a bad omen.
The federal government’s expanded first home loan deposit scheme will help those who qualify, at the expense of those who don’t.
The Fed officially began its biggest inflation fight in four decades.
Central banks are facing some of their toughest monetary policy decisions ever.
The cost of living crisis could get even worse.
A market crash may be more likely than at any time in a generation.
Higher interest rates reduce demand for goods and services, which makes it harder for companies to raise prices. But there are risks as well.
There’s no reason why Australian lenders couldn’t offer 30-year fixed-rate mortgages, as they do in the US. It could save borrowers thousands of dollars in interest a year.
As inflation bites, targeted relief for those most affected by the rising cost of living would be the best short-term option.
The case for the RBA increasing interest rates certainly exists. But it’s far less pressing than in the United States.
The US central bank said surging inflation is guiding its decision about when to lift interest rates. Two experts on financial markets explain what might happen next.
Australia’s Consumer Price Index rose 1.3% in the three months to December, bringing inflation for the 2021 year to 3.5%.
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Professor, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Associate Professor of Finance, Mississippi State University
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Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, The Open University
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Professor of Economics, University of Leeds
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Head of Department of Economics, Finance & Accounting, Brunel University of London
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Visiting Faculty in Economics, Emory University
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Professor of Macroeconomics, University of Sydney