The rates have gone down significantly over the past few years. Currently the only way to get a fairly decent rate is to place a very large sum into the CD. Also you will need to place your money in the account for at least 10 years to get more than 4%.
economists prefer to compare real gdp figures for different years instead of comparing nominal gdp figures. why?
The interest rate, no doubt, was the highest in the past ten years in the year 2008, when the housing market crashed. Before that, mortgage interest rates were highest in the mid 1980's.
The British predecimal shilling and the predecimal shillings of all Commonwealth countries have been out of circulation for over 20 years and up to 50 years and therefore no longer have an exchange rate with any current currency. There are only four countries currently using the shilling as their major unit of currency being Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda. See the link to Universal Currency Converter below for current exchange rates.
Many countries have currency called pesos and they have different exchange rates against the US dollar. Also, several of those countries have revalued their pesos over the years so the age of your bills/coins affects the exchange rate and possibly even their current convertibility. While it's not normal WikiAnswers policy to say "use the Internet", that's the best approach in this case. You can check a site such as www.xe.com, CNNMoney, etc. for the latest conversion factors.
At the current moment, the euro to US dollar conversion rate is 1.29 US dollars to 1 Euro. While it was worse in previous years, it has slowly been stabilizing to its current rate.
HSBC is usually very competitive with other banks, so they will compare favourably. The current comparison can change very quickly due to the increased competition between banks in the past few years.
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The current Mortgage rates offered by ING direct begin at 3.00% for a 5 year Variable. The fixed mortgage rates are 3.09% for 1 year, 3.25% for 2 years, 3.49% for 3 years, 3.45% for 4 years, 3.45% for 5 years and 4.49% for 10 years. A Home Equity Line of Credit will run 3.65%.
survey the land or entire area with surveying equipment, look at previously recorded survey data from over the years, compare your findings with those previously taken, to see what the rate of subsidence is for the area.
The known reserves of Bauxite (the ore from which aluminum is mined) are expected to last another two hundred years or so if we continue to mine it at current rates.
Compare mortgage rates from across the whole UK mortgage market The payday loans market has grown hugely in recent years and so mortgage lenders are (L&C) to help you compare rates and deals from across the whole UK market.
todays product is high tech compare to the other ten years ago
This rate varies over the years, current (2009) rates can be found in the "Related Links" section.
i can say that the products today is more convenient to use than those with ten years ago products
The market is always on a slope, and is therefore expected to do the complete opposite of its current standings in the following years. There for a bond investor would want to lock in the current interest rates by buying multiple bonds from the government, and in the future, when the interest rates lower, sell them in the market to individuals who are looking for the high interest rates you have, since those bonds will have higher returns.
The rates tend to fluctuate over the years but the current percentage is between 20-25%.
"Current Citibank cd rates for 5 years are 1.10% from deposits ranging 10,000 to 1,000,000 and over.On may 20,2009 the FDIC extended its 250,000 per depositor coverage of CD through December 31 2013."