αααααΉαααααΆαα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΊααΆααααΆααααα½αααΆαααΈααΎααααΆαααααα
αΈ αααααΆααΌαα
ααΆααααΌαααΆαααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΆα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆαααααα
ααα½αααααΆααααΎαα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΆααα
αααααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααααΆαααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα
αααααααααααΎαααααααΆαααααα
αΈ ααααΆααααα½αααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααααα·αα
β ααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα£ααΌαααααΊ α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆαα, α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’ααα,β αα·αα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈ vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆααΆα
αααΎααα½αααΆα ααααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα ααΆαααααΉααα»αααΎα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααααααααααααα·α
αα
α
β α₯αααα·ααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα
ααααααααααΈα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα
α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΊααΆααααΆααααα½αααΆαααΈααΎααααΆαααααα
αΈ αααααΆααΌαα
ααΆααααΌαααΆαααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΆα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆαααααα
ααα½αααααΆααααΎαα ααΆααααααααΆααααααΆαααα
ααΎα
ααα½αααΉαααααΆαααααααααΌααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆα (αααααααααΆααααΆααΆα’ααααΆααΆααααααα
αΆαααααΆα α¬ APR) ααα»ααααααα’αΆα
ααααΌαααΆαααααΎααΎααααΈαααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΌααΆααααΎααΌαααααΆααααααααααααα
ααΆααααααΆααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα
α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΆααα
αααααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααααΆαααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα
αααααααααααΎαααααααΆαααααα
αΈ ααααΆααααα½αααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα αα·αααΆααα·αα·ααααα·αα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα
αααααΎααΆα§ααααααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααααααααααα·αααΆαααααααα·α
αα
αααααΆαααΌα
ααΆααΆαα
αααΆα ααΆαααΆαααααααααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αα’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆααααΆααΎαα ααΎαααΈααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααα
αα₯αα·ααΆααα’αααα
αααΆα ααΆααααααα
α
α·ααααααα»αααΆααα·αα·αααα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αααααΆαααΆαααΌαα
ααααααααα·α
αα
αααααααααααα
ααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααααΆααααααΆααααΎααΆααα·αα·ααα α¬ααααααΎαααααΆαααα
αΈααααΆααααααα·ααα·αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ αααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα·αααααΆααααΊααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΌαααααα·αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·ααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα α¬ααα
α»αααα’αααΆα
αα·αα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααα vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΊαααα ααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆαααααααα½αααΈαα·αααααααΆαααααα αΈ α¬ααΆααα·αα·ααα α αΎααααααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααααΈααααΆαααΆαα α·ααααααααα» αααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αααααΊααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆα’αΆα ααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααα½ααααα»αααΆαααΌααΆααα
β α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈ vs α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααΈα’αα»ααααα ααααααααΆαααααα αΈ α¬ααΆααα·αα·ααααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααΈ αααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αααΆαααααααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα αααα»αααααααααααΈ α ααααα―α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΊααααΎαααααΆααααΆααα·αα·ααα α¬αααα αΈαααααΆαααΆααααααααα α αΎααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·ααααααααααα’αΆαααααααααααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααα’ααΆααα

αααααΆαααααα₯αααα·ααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα
α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆααΆα
αααΎααα½αααΆα ααααααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα ααΆαααααΉααα»αα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααααααααααααα·α
αα
α αααααΆααα·αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααΌαααΆαααα½αα₯αααα·ααααΈαααααΆαααααα ααααα·ααααα»ααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα αα·αααΆααααααΎαααΎαααΈα αΆαα·ααα ααααααα»ααααα
αΆααααΈαααααΆαα»ααα α·ααααααααα» αα·αααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α
αα
ααΆαααα’ααΆααα ααΎαααΈαααααα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααααααααααα· α’ααααΆααααΌαααααΆαα αα·αααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααα’αΆα
ααα₯αααα·ααααααααααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα
α₯αααα·ααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα
β ααΆαααα
αΈααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααααααααΆαααααα
αΈα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα₯αααα·αααααΆαααααΆααααΎααΆαα
αααΆαααΎααΆαααα
αΈααααΆαααααααΆαααα»αααα αα·αα’αΆααΈααααα αααα’αΆα
ααα₯αααα·αααααααΆααααααα
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α·αααααΎααΆαααα
αΈααααΆαα αααα»αααΆαα₯αααΆα αα·αααααΆααα
αααΌαααααΈαααααααααααα
β ααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααΆααα·αα·αααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααα½ααΆααΈαααΆαααααΆαααααα»ααααααΎαααααΆααα·αα·ααα αααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα’αΆα ααΆααααΆααα·αα·αααα·αααΆααα αα·αα·αααααΆαα½αααααααααα»α αα·αα αΆααααααΎααααααΎαααααΈαααααααΎααααΈαααααααααΆααα±ααααΆαα αααΎα ααααααα’ααααΆααΆαα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆααα·αα·ααααα αααα»αααΆαα αα»α αα·αα’α αααααααααα·αα
β ααΈααααΆααααα ααΆαα ααΆααααααααα½αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·ααααα ααααααα»αααα ααααα·αααΎα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·αααααααΆααααααααα αααααααΎα±αααααααΌαααΆαααΈααααΆααααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»α αααα’ααααΆαααα αΈαα·αααααααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααααα»αα±ααααΆααααααΌαααΆααα·ααααα αα·αααΆααααααα₯αααΆαα‘αΎααα·αααΆααααα αααΎαα
β ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΆααααααααααααΆαα αα»α αααα’ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα’αΆα ααΆαααααααααΆαααΆααααΆαααααΆαα αα»αααΎααααα ααΉαααΆααα·αα·ααααααααΆαααααΆααα αααΌαααα α₯αααα·ααααΎα’αΆαααααααα·αα·αααα·α αα·αααααΎαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα
| English Version | Key takeaway
β Interest rates are the cost of borrowing or the return on lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount and typically quoted annually.
β Interest rates are crucial as they determine the cost of borrowing and the return on savings and investments, directly affecting individuals and businesses.
β There are three types of interest rates, which are Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates, Fixed vs. Variable Interest Rates, and Short-term vs. Long-term Interest Rates.
β Interest rates are influenced by a multitude of factors, including central bank policies, inflation expectations, and economic conditions.
β Impact of Interest Rates
Understanding about Interest Rates
Interest rates are the cost of borrowing or the return on lending money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount and typically quoted annually. That percentage usually refers to the amount being paid each year (known as an annual percentage rate, or APR) but can be used to express payments on a more or less regular basis.
Importance of interest rates
Interest rates are crucial as they determine the cost of borrowing and the return on savings and investments, directly affecting individuals and businesses. They serve as a tool for central banks to manage economic stability by influencing spending, inflation, and currency exchange rates. Moreover, interest rates play a pivotal role in shaping consumer behavior, business investment decisions, and the overall health of the global economy.
Types of interest rates
β Nominal vs. Real Interest Rates: Nominal interest rates represent the stated percentage return on an investment or the cost of borrowing without accounting for inflation, while real interest rates adjust for inflation and reflect the actual increase or decrease in purchasing power.
β Fixed vs. Variable Interest Rates: Fixed interest rates remain constant over the life of a loan or investment, providing predictability, while variable interest rates can change periodically, often tied to a benchmark rate, leading to potential fluctuations in payments.
β Short-term vs. Long-term Interest Rates: Short-term interest rates apply to loans or investments with shorter maturities, influenced by central banks for quick economic adjustments, whereas long-term interest rates are for investments or loans with longer maturities, reflecting broader economic factors and investor sentiment about the future.

Factors Influencing Interest Rates
Interest rates are influenced by a multitude of factors, including central bank policies, inflation expectations, and economic conditions. They are also shaped by global factors, government debt levels, and risk perceptions, making them a reflection of complex financial and economic dynamics. Additionally, regulatory changes, currency exchange rates, and geopolitical events can further impact interest rates, highlighting the multifaceted nature of their determinants.
Impact of Interest Rates
β Borrowing and Lending: Interest rates significantly influence the cost of borrowing for individuals and businesses, affecting decisions on taking loans, credit card debt, and savings account earnings.
β Investment Decisions: Interest rates play a crucial role in investment choices as higher rates can attract investors to bonds and savings accounts, while lower rates may lead to increased investments in stocks and real estate.
β Housing Market: Fluctuations in interest rates impact mortgage rates, making higher rates less affordable for homebuyers and potentially slowing down the housing market, while lower rates can stimulate home purchases and refinancing.
β Stock Market: Interest rates can affect stock prices, with rising rates potentially reducing the attractiveness of stocks compared to fixed-income investments, influencing investor sentiment and stock market performance.