Nominal interest rates: related pages

Fisher hypothesis

The Fisher hypothesis, suggests that, in the long run, inflation and nominal interest rates move together, implying that real interest rates are stable in the long term.

Interest rate

Although interest rates may appear to be straightforward, they may be quoted and calculated in a number of different ways.

Real interest rates

Interest rates adjusted for inflation: (1+r)/(1 + i) - 1 where r is the nominal interest rates and i is inflation.