BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Interest
- the rate that a lender charges for the use of money that is a loan
Wiktionary Definition for: Interest
- A great attention and concern from someone.
- Additional money received as payment for a loan that is calculated as a fraction of the amount borrowed and is used to make a profit from the transaction.
- Attention that is given to or received from someone or something.
- A business or amorous link or involvement.
- Ex:''I have business '''interests''' in South Africa.''
- To attract attention or concern.
- Ex:''It might '''interest''' you to learn that others have already tried that approach.''
Additional Resources
- The Role of "Borrowed Interest" Advertising
- Marketers across the country are looking to take advantage of America's superstitions this weekend, using a marketing tactic called borrowed interest. This Saturday will be 7/7/07, and the lucky triple-seven is an auspicious sign that's expected to give rise to host of supernormal behavior. Borrowed interest advertising -- so-named because...
- Blog posts 2007-07-03
- Term Structure of Interest Rates, Yield Curve Residuals, and the ConsIstent Pricing of Interest Rates and Interest Rate Derivatives
- Dynamic term structure models DTSMs price interest rate derivatives based on the model implied fair values of the yield curve, ignoring any pricing residuals on the yield curve that are either from model approximations or market imperfections. This paper proposes a new framework that consistently prices both interest rates and...
- White papers 2002-09-10
- Interest Rates Will Return to Normal, Whatever That Will Be
- Negative inflation and negligible interest rates confirm we are living in extraordinary times. But before asking when things will return to normal we should question what now constitutes normality.  I spent much of my life thinking any interest rate below 10 per cent would be low. That...
- Blog posts 2009-06-22
- Negative Interest Rates Aren't a Solution to the Crisis
- All deposits at commercial banks are stored at the respective central banks. This is a service provided by the Central Bank to the bank, for which it charges no commission or fee. Some central banks do however offer a little interest on the deposits they store for the banks. This...
- External links 2009-09-28
- Mystery behind rate cuts: Current interest rates offer deals for small business. (Focus on Banking and Finance).(Brief Article)
- It's common knowledge that banks live off the spread between what they pay for interest and what they earn for interest on loans. That makes them tied into the short-term interest rates set by the Federal Reserve is charging for the prime interest ra It's common...
- Research articles 2002-02-25
- The Role of Interest Rates in Federal Reserve Policymaking
- Most central banks, including the U.S. Federal Reserve System, implement their monetary policy by setting interest rates. This paper reviews the major changes that have taken place along the way from the Federal Reserve's interest rate-based policy structure of the 1960s to the interest rate-based structure in place today, and...
- White papers 2000-12-13
- The Term Structure of Interest Rates and Monetary Policy During a Zero-Interest-Rate Period
- This paper empirically evaluates the validity of the term structure of interest rates in a low-interest-rate environment. The paper further reveals that the term-structure model is found to be useful for economic analysis only when interest rates are high. When interest rates are low, the usefulness of the model declines,...
- White papers 2003-10-01
- A yen for action: the Bank of Japan should cut interest rates and the Fed should raise them.(Editorial)
- The US can stave off inflation by tightening its monetary policy and raising interest rates again. It can afford to do so because interest rates are still at historical lows, and the dollar needs to be raised. A decline in Japan's interest rates will stimThe US can stave off inflation...
- Research articles 1995-03-25
- Strong market interest for A3XX, BUSINESS TIMES
- Business Times Malaysia 07-25-2000 FIVE airlines and a leasing company have expressed interest to purchase at least 47 A3XXs. On top of that, there are at least 15 unannounced expressions of interest. These expressions of interest alone speak Business Times...
- Research articles 2000-07-25
- Md. Court of Appeals rules Saks owed interest-plus on twice-paid
- Harford County and Aberdeen not only owe Saks Fifth Avenue interest on mistakenly overpaid personal property taxes, they owe Saks interest on the interest. The Court of Appeals held yesterday that the county and city must pay Saks, which has a distribution center in Aberdeen, both the interest...
- Research articles 2007-04-18
- Expect Japanese Yen and Forex Sensitivity to Interest Rates
- Mitul Kotecha submits: Interest rates have some way to go before they take over from risk aversion as the key driver of currency markets, but as noted in my previous post, low US interest rates have played negatively for the dollar. As markets have continued to pare back US tightening...
- External links 2009-09-16
- Tory plan could give GPs interest bonanza
- GP practices could earn thousands of pounds a year in interest payments under Conservative plans to turn practice based commissioning budgets into "hard cash". At present, primary care trusts spend on average £1,600 per head of population. Under Conservative plans to extend the scope of practice based commissioning, the average...
- News items 2009-10-23
- The Surprising Benefits Of Rising Interest Rates
- Article discusses the effect of rising interest rates on bond portfolios. It states that bond investors who have made the investment for the income purpose earn more benefits from higher interest rates. Indeed, income generation is perhaps bonds' biggest advantage over other assets. The fact is, when interest rates rise,...
- White papers 2003-04-01
- Why Is Interest Rate Swap Usage Responding to the Yield Curve? A Proposal
- Interest rate swaps provide for a particularly interesting experiment. Unlike the commonly-used forward and futures contracts employed by firms to modify their currency and commodity cash flow exposures, interest rate swaps have cash flow implications at multiple times over the full life of the derivative contract. This paper examines the...
- White papers 2004-02-13
- Interest Rate Risk and Bank Net Interest Margins
- The paper reveals that Banks and their supervisors have spent considerable time and effort in recent years developing systems for monitoring and managing interest rate risk. This special feature examines that specific component of interest rate risk arising from the possible effects of changes in market interest rates on bank...
- White papers 2002-12-01
- Avoid potential conflicts of interest with this disclosure form
- A conflict of interest, as defined by your firm or company, must be presented openly. This sample form, which includes language describing conflicts of interest, can help you or your associates keep everything aboveboard. As with any relationship, disclosure is a basic building block of trust. In...
- Download resources 2005-10-12
- The Learning Cost Of Interest Rate Reversals
- In this Paper, we suggest a new motivation for why central banks appear averse to reversing changes in their interest rate. We show, in a standard monetary model with forward-looking expectations, data uncertainty and parameter uncertainty, that there is a learning cost associated with interest rate reversals. A policy that...
- White papers 2003-12-01
- Do Productivity Growth, Budget Deficits, And Monetary Policy Actions Affect Real Interest Rates?
- Real-business-cycle models suggest that an increase in the rate of productivity growth increases the real rate of interest. But economic theory is ambiguous when it comes to the effect of government budget deficits on the real rate of interest. Similarly, little is known about the effect of monetary policy actions...
- White papers 2004-09-01
- Australasian Gold Mines NL is to increase its interest in Tantalum Australia Pty Ltd to 100% after agreeing to acquire the 50% interest held by Kemet Corp. of the US.(Brief Article)
- * Australasian Gold Mines NL is to increase its interest in Tantalum Australia Pty Ltd to 100% after agreeing to acquire the 50% interest held by Kemet Corp. of the US. The consideration for the transaction will be A$250,000 in cash. The existing off * Australasian...
- Research articles 2002-01-11
- Rumors of Interest Rate Cuts Are Back on the Front Burner
- Trader Mark submits: Long time readers will know what we constantly talked about all fall and winter - the constant interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Markets would trade +/- 2% on Fed days, because if the Federal Reserve cut rates it would solve all our ills. The market...
- External links 2008-09-11
