Instructional Video
Federal Reserve Bank

The Federal Reserve and You: Interest on Reserves

9th - 10th
Understand how the interest rate paid on reserves held by financial institutions works as a monetary policy tool.
Audio
Federal Reserve Bank

St. Louis Fed: Getting Real About Interest Rates: Economic Lowdown: Episode 14

9th - 10th
Audio podcast [11:14] from The Economic Lowdown tells all about interest rates, what they are, the difference between "real" and "nominal", and why inflation matters. Transcript accompanies audio.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Money Supply and Demand Impacting Interest Rates

9th - 10th
Examples showing how various factors can affect interest rates. [7:34]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Quantitative Easing

9th - 10th
This video [4:14] provides an overview of quantitative easing.
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Introduction to Interest

9th - 10th
Interest is effectively a rent on money. In this video, think about what an interest rate really is. [9:56]
Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Why Interest Rates Go Up and Down

9th - 10th
Learn about the basic mechanisms that impact interest rates. [2:00]