# Questions tagged [interest-rate]

The proportion of an amount loaned which a lender charges as interest to the borrower, normally expressed as an annual percentage. The interest rate is typically determined by a combination of market forces and monetary policy.

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### What is the best observable proxy for the instantaneous risk-free market interest rate?

I am exploring a number of different models using daily data, of the US economy, and am trying to gather up observable proxies for some of the most important macro and micro variables, and surveying ...
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### How do I find monthly domestic interest rates for Panama for the early nineties?

I am looking for monthly domestic interest rates for Panama from before December 1996. Any type of interest rate will suffice - deposit rate, money market rate, saving rate, lending rate. The time ...
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### Why are mortgage rates in USA so high compared to Europe?

What are the main reasons of high mortgage rates in USA compared to central Europe? In central Europe mortgage rates are about 75%-100% lower than in USA. For data on mortgage rates see: https://www....
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### Why do prices go up when the central bank increases money supply?

From my understanding, when the money supply curve shifts to the right, interest rates go down, it follows that the price level decreases and the prices should go down? Thanks in advance.
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### Relation between Inflation and Bank deposit interest rate?

I have my own novice theory that bank pays you interest for your deposit so that the value of principal amount remains the same in the future (as due to inflation, the price of the commodity will rise ...
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### Calculation of Inflation and purchasing power

kindly I'm stuck in this problem instead of many attempts through net present value and other discounted cash flow methods, some one could give me a detailed information and answers on this problem : (...
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### Is charging of interest inherently rent seeking?

Is the real interest rate component of interest (excluding default risk premium, etc) inherently rent seeking? The real interest rate is typically considered to repay the opportunity cost of lending ...
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### Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Assumptions (UIRP)

When learning about UIRP i have naturally come across the assumptions under which it may hold. However i am having trouble understanding the role of these assumptions and what the actual consequences ...