Rentekilder

Rentekilder is a Danish term formed from rente (interest) and kilder (sources). The exact meaning depends on context, since it is not a single fixed technical term in standard Danish. In financial or economic writing, rentekilder is often used to denote sources that provide information about interest rates or yields, such as central banks, statistical agencies, and financial data providers.

In personal or corporate finance, rentekilder can also refer more broadly to entities or instruments that generate interest income, including bank deposits, bonds, and other fixed‑income investments. The phrase may appear when describing where an investor or a lender obtains or derives its interest income, or when listing potential sources of return from interest-bearing assets.

In macroeconomic or policy discussions, rentekilder might be used to talk about channels through which monetary policy and interest rates influence the economy. However, this usage is less common and specialized; more precise terminology is typically preferred in formal writing.

Usage notes: to avoid ambiguity, Danish speakers more often use renteindtægter to mean interest income, or rentesatser/rentesatser for interest rates. The term rentekilder may appear as a heading or in informal text, but it is not a standard technical designation with a single, established definition.

See also: rente, renteindtægter, rentesats, rentesatser, Nationalbanken, økonomisk rente.