Reviewed by Michael J BoyleFact checked by Michael RosenstonThe idea of negative interest rates may seem counterintuitive, if ...

Swiss National Bank Chairman Martin Schlegel has not ruled out taking the central bank's policy rate into negative territory ...

The European Central Bank cut rates on Thursday, the Bank of Canada on Wednesday, and the Bank of England is likely to do so next week.

The age of negative interest rates might not be over. Martin Schlegel, the head of the Swiss National Bank, discussed that possibility after the bank brought interest rates down by a half point to ...

Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the likelihood of raising interest rates further with some warning of upside inflation ...

The Swiss National Bank still has room to cut interest rates again and even take rates below 0% if Swiss inflation goes too ...

The European Central Bank on Thursday cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, saying it expects inflation to ...

Real interest rates can be negative. Even if the nominal rate is positive, inflation can erode purchasing power. The real interest rate includes inflation to give investors a more accurate measure ...

Japan's central bank has increased the cost of borrowing to its highest level in 17 years, after consumer price rises ...

Japan's central bank has raised its key interest rate to about 0.5% from 0.25%, noting that inflation is holding at a ...