The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

With the cost-of-living and housing crises, the need for Government intervention in the housing market is becoming more urgent. What that intervention will be may determine the colour of our next Government, argues Edward Miller

The record sale highlights the extremes gains and losses of a polarised property market – and the challenge facing the Reserve Bank in hiking interest rates this week.

If the country is to begin ‘futureproofing’ itself against more frequent climate change related flooding, the rebuild cost will rise dramatically – and that's worrying for Governor Adrian Orr. Andrew Patterson reports.

Investors say Kazuo Ueda's appointment as the Bank of Japan's new chief may indicate how soon it will shift away from extremely low interest rates — a transition that could have huge ramifications for global financial markets.

African countries are getting a raw deal from the international financial system which charges them "extortionate" interest rates, the U.N. chief said on Saturday, as he announced $250 million in crisis funding, including for famine risk on the continent.

Last week it was an inflation report followed by a recalibration of how high the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates to cool it down.

RBA governor says ‘capitalism works’ but maybe just a little bit of slack from his institution is what the country needs

After the hotter-than-expected jobs data, monthly inflation rose marginally in January, indicating that the Fed still needs to raise interest rates for some time to achieve its target. This could benefit financial companies as they usually benefit from a rising interest rate environment. Therefore, it could be wise to add…

With the hotter-than-expected inflation, robust jobs data, and raised prospects of higher interest rates, the risk of a recession does not seem to be going away anytime soon. Hence, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong stocks, Walmart (WMT), HCA Healthcare (HCA), and Coca-Cola Consolidated (COKE), that could…

Cathie Wood’s actively managed ETF ARK Innovation (ARKK) has lost more than 40% over the past year, as its tech stock holdings have been hit hard amid broad market sell-offs triggered by rising interest rates and slowing economic growth. The fund is expected to continue its downtrend since the Fed…

A top Federal Reserve official is downplaying recent signs that the economy is strengthening, but also said he is prepared to keep raising interest rates in smaller increments as often as needed to quell inflation