Financial Pipeline: Forecasting Interest Rates

You may remember the 2008 financial crisis like it was yesterday, but the learners in your class were likely too young to understand what was going on at the time. Clarify a now-historic moment in United States economics with a Crash...

This information is intended for AP Macroeconomics students or for those taking college macroeconomics. This lesson is a summary review of key terms and calculations related to the distinction between the real interest rate and the...

A video [7:44] explaining how changes in interest rates in one country can impact currency values and other economic conditions in other countries.

See the forecast of prime loan interest rates over the next six months and read a graph showing its recent history.

Understand how the interest rate paid on reserves held by financial institutions works as a monetary policy tool.

Explain the four categories of financial indicators (commodity prices, stock indexes, interest rates, and yield spreads), and help your class members understand how changes in this data can affect decisions regarding consumer spending,...

Content brought to you by our partner, Better Money Habits. Explains interest rates as related to personal finance by actions of the Federal Reserve Bank.

Learn about the basic mechanisms that impact interest rates. [2:00]

When you buy a home for $100,000, you pay $100,000—right?  On the list of important things for individuals to understand, the lesson presents the concept of interest rates and loan amortization using spreadsheets and online sources....

In this personal finance worksheet, high schoolers use their problem solving skills to calculate interest rates for loans of different lengths of time.