Basics: Central Banks & Interest Rates

Equity Mates Investing Podcast · Aug 8, 2019 · 41m

Unless you've been in a submarine, blocked off from worldly communication, it would be pretty fair to assume you've heard a lot about central banks and interest rates in the media. Particularly over the past couple of years. We're going through a period that is arguably quite unprecedented, and the role of the central bank is coming into question - do they have the influence they once had? In this episode, we break down central banks and interest rates, to help you piece the economy together. We answer the following questions: • What are central banks? • Why are we talking about them now? •…