Interest Rate Jester T-Shirts

"What did you get for Christmas?"

"The interest rate can't go any lower, so if necessary, we'll have to go back to pounds of flesh."

"If a higher interest rate is a sign of a stronger economy, you must think I'm golden."

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

"I'm just glad we got out before interest rates went up again."

"That new drug causes flatulence."

'I think I must be ambidextrous. I can calculate interest with both sides of my brain.'

'Instead of jail time, our head of finance chose the stock option.'

"We need a market icon that reflects the ridiculous market conditions..."

"Since you had so much fun with the Home Equity Loan I gave you, this year's stocking will be filled with a shiny new Notice of Foreclosure."

'All right, gentlemen, this is the current picture of our growth industry!'

'The hard hats? In case of falling interest rates.'

Investments.

"We bring him gifts of gold, frankincense and mercantile mutual hedge fund options."

"Now, where was I?"

'I'm a 100% consistent investor. I buy bonds when I should buy stocks when I should buy bonds.'

"Oh, him? He's the guy who changes the interest rate when it's set by the fed."

'We can mortgage your future for a very attractive low interest rate.'

'Are you good with decimals? Our certificate of deposit is currently paying 0.025%.'

'I bet he gets a better rate of interest than me!'

'Of course we have to learn decimals. How else will we be able to compare bank interest rates.'

'I hate to tell you this, but there was a hole in my pocket, and I lost the budget surplus.'

"And please let Alan Greenspan accept the things he cannot change, give him the courage to change the things he can and the wisdom to know the difference."

Making borrowing easier

In case of stock market crash break glass.

Finance Co., Refinance Co.

'There's no interest on your purchase for a year. Then we become VERY interested in your balance after that.'

'Well, Sylvester, I think we'll show a profit this quarter now that we've eliminated our overloaded payroll.'

Man ironing out a line graph.

'Slaug-ter house? I wonder what that is. C'mon, I'll race you!'

'Boy, are the markets getting sensitive, anymore.'

"Don't forget — it's good to give, but even better to get back."

Bank of England Base Rates.

New York Stock Exchange: Feed the bears at your own risk.

'I had a rough year in the market. I can't attract gold diggers anymore. The best I can hope for is a silver digger.'