Interest and inflation are related in one, main way, and that is through the fluctuation of available money. If the Fed decides that they are going to produce more paper money, then the average...
interest rate can be seen as the price of a currency, if it goes up, then the value of investment would rise as well, thus making this currency more desirable comparing to others, leading to an...
A Bond mutual fund is a type of mutual fund that invests in bonds and other government securities that are safe and have a fixed rate of return. Whereas the term mutual fund per say refers to equity...
As the OCR increases it is highly likely that banks will increase their retail interest rates. As they do this borrowing will become relatively more expensive so there will be more incentive to save....