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The Fed and Interest Rates
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The Fed and Interest Rates

Last week, the Fed increased the Federal Funds rate by 0.75% to 1.75%, the largest increase in the benchmark rate since 1994. The Fed fund rate is the interest rate at which banks lend reserve balances to other bans overnight on an uncollateralized basis. The ...