A History of Interest RatesThe late Sidney Homer published the First Edition of A History of Interest Rates in 1963 because he believed that a comprehensive history of this universal and basic economic and commercial price was necessary. Now in its Fourth Edition, A History of Interest Rates has become a classic in the fields of economics and finance. This one-of-a-kind guide presents a readable account of interest rate trends and lending practices spanning over four millennia of economic history. Filled with in-depth insights and illustrative charts and tables, this updated Fourth Edition provides a historical perspective of interest rate movements as well as a new chapter of contemporary material and added discussions of interest rate developments over the past ten years. A sampling of eras and areas covered include:
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Contents
CHAPTER | 17 |
Usury Doctrines and Their Effect on European | 69 |
Renaissance Interest Rates in Western Europe | 133 |
England in the Eighteenth Century | 147 |
Europe in the Eighteenth Century | 166 |
Nineteenth Century | 234 |
The United States in the Eighteenth | 274 |
Part Four Europe and North America Since 1900 | 327 |
Canada in the Twentieth Century | 542 |
Summary and Analysis of Interest Rates in Europe | 551 |
Japan | 571 |
Australia New Zealand | 581 |
Russia | 593 |
China | 607 |
Latin America | 619 |
The 1990s | 634 |
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Common terms and phrases
Annual Annual Annual annuities Antwerp Babylonia Bank of England bank rate bankers basis points became billion bond market borrowed British consols call money century B.C. Chart commercial paper corporate bond corporate bond yields countries currency decade decennial averages deposits derived from Table discount rate Dutch Dutch Republic early economic England English Europe Federal Reserve France funds German government bond yields Ibid inflation interest rates International Financial Statistics issues legal limit levels long-term bond Low High lowest market yields maturity ment modern money market mortgage municipal Netherlands nineteenth century nominal rate official discount rate open market rate paid period Price Yield PRICES AND YIELDS Prime Corporate Bonds quoted range rate of discount Rates derived rates of interest Ratio scale redeemable rise short rates short-term interest rates short-term rates Swiss term trade Treasury bills trends twentieth century U.S. Government usury World War II Yields of Long-Term yields rose