The chart displayed above shows top tax rates on long-term capital gains and economic growth (measured as the percentage change in real GDP) from 1950 to 2011.

Given low inflation and an economy that is struggling, there is no reason for the Fed to delay lowering interest rates.

On today's Chart of the Day, Yahoo Finance Anchor Julie Hyman explores the relationship between interest rates and gross domestic product (GDP), examining how inflation influences economic growth.

The research firm highlighted that the GDP-weighted global central bank interest rate has surged to its highest level since 2000 at just above 5%. This can be seen in the bottom half of the chart.

The economy contracted at a 0.2% annual rate in the first quarter of 2025, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said Thursday in a revision to its estimate of GDP. A preliminary report from the agency ...