Japan's Ministry of Finance is preparing to ramp up the interest rate it factors in for long-term government bonds to the highest level in 17 years as it gathers in other ministries' budget requests for fiscal 2026/27,

President Donald Trump has gone on a bond buying spree since taking office, reportedly sinking more than $100 million into debt issued by big companies and municipal governments alike.

Victor Boniface's impending move to AC Milan from Bayer Leverkusen seems to have closed one door for Hojlund, but there is genuine interest from Napoli and there is a growing feeling a deal could be struck that would allow the Denmark forward to make that move.

Small-cap stocks were edging up in the final hour of trade Thursday, with investors on edge about what Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell might say tomorrow about the path of interest rates. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks was up 0.

While Trump frames the issue as consumer pain, Wharton’s Joao Gomes told Fortune that cheaper borrowing would also ease interest payments on the government’s $37 trillion debt burden—likely a central motivation.

Back-to-school season has kicked off with anxiety for more than 42 million people carrying federal student debt. The federal government holds 91.6% of all student loans in the country. President Donald Trump is shutting down the SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) program,

New Zealand's central bank will likely cut its key interest rate twice more this year, taking it to 2.50%, according to a majority of economists polled by Reuters following the latest policy meeting,

The ongoing feud between President Trump and Fed Chairman Jerome Powell centers on interest rates. This tells us more about the near-universal view of what constitutes monetary policy than it does about Trump or Powell. While Trump and Powell might quibble ...

"HELOC interest rates are generally structured as prime plus a margin," Debbie Calixto, sales manager at mortgage lender loanDepot, says. The federal funds rate influences the prime rate, while the margin reflects an additional percentage based on your credit score and loan details.

Poland's Finance Ministry said on Friday it was not working on a previously floated idea of taxing interest on banks' required reserves, as banks' shares tumbled following an announcement of plans to hike the corporate income tax they pay.