The interest rate on reserves traded among commercial banks for overnight use.
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The interest rate on very short-term loans from one commercial bank to another in the United States. This rate is used as a target for monetary policy by the Fed.
Rate at which overnight FedFunds are traded.
The interest rate at which banks lend money to each other, usually on an overnight basis. Money in excess of the reserves that a bank must have on hand to back up deposits are called federal funds; the rate at which banks lend that money to each other is called the federal funds rate. A target for that rate is set eight times annually by the Federal Reserve Open Market Committee, which adds or subtracts money from the monetary system to reach that target.
This rate, set daily by the market, is the most sensitive indicator of the direction of interest rates. It is the interest rate at which banks lend and borrow "federal funds" (legally required reserve balances) among themselves.
Rate at which banks charge each other for lending out excess reserves.
Rate which Federal Reserve member banks charge each other for overnight loans needed to meet reserve requirements. The rate is set daily by the market.
The interest rate the Federal Reserve charges its member banks on uncollateralized loans.
The rate of interest at which Fed funds are traded. This rate is currently pegged to the Federal Reserve through open-market operations.
The interest rate banks charge on loans to one another to lend money short-term; this is one of the few tools the Federal Reserve Board has to control interest rates. Long-term rates are set by the bond market.
Market rate charged between banks for overnight loans of reserve amounts held at the Federal Reserve Bank. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND A municipal bond backed by “the full faith, credit, and taxing power” of the issuing municipality. INSURED BOND Bonds covered by an insurance policy that guarantees principal and interest in the event of a default by the issuer. Major insurers that provide a triple AAA rating to a security include AMBAC, FGIC, FSA, and MBIA.
The Fed funds rate is the interest rate charged on overnight loans by one bank to another. The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee sets this rate to help control consumer interest rates.
The interest rate banks pay when they borrow federal funds from other banks.
The interest charged by one institution lending federal funds to another. This rate is largely controlled by short-term open market operations by the Fed.
The overnight interest rate that banks charge each other for the use of Federal Funds. This rate is an indicator of general interest rate trends.
The interest rate at which banks borrow federal funds from each other, usually on an overnight basis. Banks use the money to make up for temporary shortfalls in reserve balances.
The rate on short-term, overnight loans among commercial banks. The Federal Reserve influences the Fed Funds Rate by buying and selling Treasuries in the open market and by changing reserve requirements for banks.
The interest rate charged by banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank to banks needing oversight loans to meet reserve requirements. The federal fund rate is one of the most sensitive indicators of the direction of interest rates since it is set daily by the market.
The interest rate that financial institutions charge for overnight loans from their monetary reserves. A rise in the federal funds rate (compared with other short-term interest rates) suggests a tightening of monetary policy, whereas a fall suggests an easing. (FRB) See monetary policy.
The interest rate prevailing in the federal funds market.
Negotiated interest rate charged by a bank that loans excess funds to another bank that needs to increase its reserves. The rate is determined by the forces of supply and demand.
The interest rate charged to borrowing banks by the Federal Reserve System.
An interest rate charged between banks for short-term loans that facilitate compliance with federal liquidity requirements. It is a rate used periodically by the Federal Reserve Bank as a guide in setting monetary policy.
The interest rate member banks charge each other when they borrow funds from each other.
Interest rate charged by banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank to banks needing overnight loans to meet reserve requirements. Set by the Federal Reserve Board, this is a heavily watched and key indicator of whether interest rates rise or fall.
The rate of interest charged for the use of federal funds.
The interest rate that is charged by one institution lending federal funds to another.
the interest rates that banks with excess reserves charge to banks that need overnight funds for their reserves
The rate financial institutions charge each other on overnight loans, typically to meet reserve requirements.
The interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. The Fed funds rate, often points to the direction of US interest rates. The most sensitive indicator of the direction of interest rates, since it is set daily by the market, unlike the prime rate and the discount rate.
The interest rate at which banks and other depository institutions lend money to each other, usually on an overnight basis. The law requires banks to keep a certain percentage of their customer's money on reserve, where the banks earn no interest on it. Consequently, banks try to stay as close to the reserve limit as possible without going under it, lending money back and forth to maintain the proper level.
The interest rate charged to borrow funds in the federal funds market.
Also known as the fed funds rate, this is the rate that banks charge each other on overnight loans made between them. These loans are generally made so that bank can cover their daily cash flow and reserve requirements. As the rate rises, banks have an increased incentive to keep more of their own cash on hand - making less money available to lend out to households and businesses. The Fed doesn't actually set the fed funds rate, which is determined by supply and demand of the funds; instead, it sets a target rate and, through its own purchases or sales of securities, affects the supply of funds.
The federal funds rate is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. The federal funds rate is the most sensitive indicator of the direction of interest rates because it is set daily by the market.
The interest rate that is charged by banks on overnight loans to other banks.
Interest rate banks charge other banks needing overnight loans.
Cost of lending employed by depository institutions, i.e., banks when they are loaning out money to one another. Most commonly this practice occurs in conjunction with overnight lending. Federally mandated to keep a certain percentage of clients' money on hand, financial lending institutions, though they draw no interest on this prudent reserve, try and stay as close to this prescribed amount as possible.
The interest rate banks charge on loans of their excess reserve funds to other banks.
This is the rate banks charge each other for the use of overnight funds.
Rate for which overnight federal funds are traded.
The interest rate charged by banks to lend to other banks needing overnight loans; this figure is the best indicator of the direction of interest rates.
the rate at which banks lend money to each other. Many people on Wall Street analyze the Federal Funds Rate in order to predict the direction of interest rates.
This is the interest rate that banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank charge other banks that need overnight loans. The Fed Funds rate, as it is called, often points to the direction of U.S. interest rates.
Overnight interest rate at which financial institutions borrow and lend monetary reserves. A rise in the federal funds rate (compared with other short-term rates) suggests a tightening of monetary policy, whereas a fall suggests an easing. (FRB)
Rate at which banks in the US lend reserves to each other. A key short term money rate in New York, often influenced by the Federal Reserve injecting or withdrawing funds to control the price of money.
The interest rate banks charge one another for overnight lending to cover reserve requirements. The Federal Funds rate is often affected by the Federal Reserves monetary policy.
The interest rate at which a depository institution lends immediately available funds (balances at the Federal Reserve) to another depository institution overnight.
Interest rate charged by banks, with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve district bank, to banks needing overnight loans to meet reserve requirements. The federal funds rate is the most sensitive indicator of the direction of interest rates, since it is set daily by the market, unlike the prime rate and the discount rate, which are periodically changed by banks and by the Federal Reserve Board, respectively.
The interest rate at which banks borrow surplus reserves and other immediately available funds. The federal funds rate is the shortest short-term interest rate, with maturities on federal funds concentrated in overnight or one-day transactions.
rate at which banks lend money to one another, often watched by Wall Street in an effort to predict the direction of interest rates
The federal funds rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances (federal funds) at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight.