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http://www.investopedia.com/university/thefed/fed3.asp
... Federal Reserve Bank. The discount rate is usually lower than the federal
funds rate, although they are closely related. The discount ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/treasury-fed-reserve.asp
... It also involves balancing the access to money through adjustments to the discount
rate and federal funds rate in order to keep inflation in check. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/mutualfund/08/prime-rate-funds.asp
... This attractive yield is often more than twice the federal funds rate and somewhat
higher than the rate on five-year certificates of deposit (CDs). ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/06/interestaffectsmarket.asp
... (To read more, see Who determines interest rates?) The interest rate that applies
to investors is the US Federal Reserve's federal funds rate. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/08/interest-rate-affecting-consumers.asp
... Read on to find out. What Is the Rate? When the Fed "cuts rates", this refers to
a decision by the FOMC to reduce the federal funds target rate. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/08/monetary-policy.asp
... is by the change in something that the central bank can directly manipulate, such
as money supply or a short-term interest rate known as the federal funds rate ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/stocks/09/how-interest-rates-affect-markets.asp
... Have?) The Effect of Interest Rates on Inflation and Recessions Whenever interest
rates are rising or falling, you commonly hear about the federal funds rate. ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/04/071304.asp
... Some examples of these specialized instruments are federal funds, discount window,
negotiable certificates of deposit (NCDs), eurodollar time deposits ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/economics/09/financial-crisis-review.asp
... To keep recession away, the Federal Reserve lowered the Federal funds rate 11 times -
from 6.5% in May 2000 to 1.75% in December 2001 - creating a flood of ...
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http://www.investopedia.com/articles/01/021401.asp
... The FOMC uses the federal funds target rate as one of its principal tools
for managing inflation and the pace of economic growth. ...
