Inevitably, interest rates will go up, and eventually return to more normal levels. In practice, however, there is disagreement about when, and by how much, rates should rise.

On October 25, the Bank of Canada made a decision: they kept interest rates steady at 5%. Their goal? They want to keep it this way until things are more balanced with prices (that’s what they mean by ...

(Bloomberg) — As Federal Reserve officials close in on the end of their tightening campaign, the debate is shifting from how high interest rates need to go to how long they should stay elevated.

European Central Bank policymakers have begun to debate whether interest rates need to be lowered enough to start stimulating the economy, ending years of economic restriction, conversations this week ...

As important, the news changed Wall Street estimates on how fast the Fed will cut rates going forward. The 10-year Treasury yield rose to 4.07% from 4.02%.

The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again this week in a bid to boost the floundering eurozone economy, even as debate heats up about when to hit pause. - Rate debate ...

So, what does this mean for us? We’re now in a “higher for longer” interest rate environment. This is different from the last 10 years, when interest rates were pretty low.

The company posted negative free cash flow (FCF) in the first half of 2023 due to higher interest rates and capital expenditures but maintained 2-10% FCF growth in its 2023 outlook.