The Latest Breaking News from Interest Rates

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s monetary policy has been criticised as unfair and ‘too blunt’. But what are the alternatives?

The billionaire Issa brothers’ business EG Group has sold $1.5 billion worth of property in the US as the pair scramble to bring down the firm’s debt burden amid soaring interest rates.

The RBA lifted the cash rate to 3.60 per cent.

The Reserve Bank is expected to raise interest rates again, turning up the heat on already stretched household finances.

The Reserve Bank is expected to hike interest rates again this week and turn up the heat on already stretched household finances.

Struggling home owners face more bad news this week as the Reserve Bank prepares yet another hike in interest rates.

UN leader Antonio Guterres on Saturday slammed the world's rich countries and energy giants for throttling poor nations with "predatory" interest rates and crippling fuel prices. Guterres told a summit of the most deprived states on the planet that wealthy nations should provide $500 billion a year to help others…

RECAP: Asian shares rose yesterday on prospects for a steady economic recovery in China, and after Wall Street reversed losses following remarks by a Fed official that signalled a measured approach to raising US interest rates.

Despite rising interest rates, the economy remains as robust as ever, with a five-decade low in unemployment rate and inflation far above the Fed's goals.

Financial companies usually benefit in a rising interest rate environment. With the Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) rising monthly and annually in January, the Fed is likely to keep raising interest rates until it achieves its 2% inflation target. Amid this backdrop, it could be wise to add financial stocks Visa…

Average credit card interest rates have increased. Here’s how to tell if you are getting a good APR.