The Federal Reserve is widely expected to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 4.25%-4.50% on Wednesday, the second ...

Big developed market central banks are turning cautious after a series of interest rate cuts and as uncertainty in global ...

Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images Interest rates typically decline during recessions as loan demand slows, bond prices rise, and the central bank eases monetary policy. During recent recessions, ...

But that cycle appears to be over ... are likely to trend higher over the coming decades. The two charts illustrate this. Interest rates follow long-term cycles, typically lasting around 40 ...