For the purposes of this article, I will view the natural real
rate of interest as the trend component of a specific measure of a short-term real interest rate.
My figure 1 compares the nominal natural
rate of interest r* of Del Negro and his colleagues (dashed line) with Wu and Fan Dora Xia's (2016) shadow rate (solid line).
The industrial sector in Bahrain saw its
rate of interest fall from 4.58 per cent to 3.73 per cent.-TradeArabia News Service
"The
rate of interest, if it is market determined, is high or low in a country depending on the demand for and supply of, loanable funds, the nature and extent of the risk involved, and the rate of inflation.
[section]55.03(1) requires the chief financial officer to set the
rate of interest payable on judgments and decrees on December 1, March 1, June 1, and September 1 of each year for the following applicable quarter.
Interest, which can be added to the account or paid into other savings accounts, is paid annually on the first business day following 5 August on minimum balances of Au500 (balances which fall below this amount will earn Northern Rock's prevailing
rate of interest, 0.10% tax free* pa /AER**).
Capital is protected so savers still get their original deposit back, plus the fixed
rate of interest even if deflation occurs."
Laura Preston of Investec in Guernsey said, "While the Fed rate remains so low, it is more vital than ever that savers' keep a close eye on the
rate of interest they're receiving.
Chapter 4 is entitled 'The
Rate of Interest: Locke and His [sic] Critics'.
He said one of the people who approached him was an alcoholic and that he had suggested a "ridiculous
rate of interest" in order to put him off.
Most credit card providers now treat online gambling transactions as cash advances - which usually attract a higher
rate of interest than purchases, according to price comparison site Moneynet.co.uk.
AMANDEEP Samra invests in a mini-cash Isa with Kent Reliance Building Society because of its great
rate of interest - 6.21 per cent.