Explore the meaning of a negative interest rate environment, its economic implications, and how it affects banks, consumers, and investments globally.

Steve Randy Waldman writes the finance and economics blog Interfluidity. In recent writings Waldman has put forward some incisive thoughts on negative real interest rates in the United States.

Interest rates impact the stock market as higher rates increase borrowing costs, often leading to lower stock prices. The Federal Reserve's interest rate changes can cause immediate market reactions, ...