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To: SaxxonWoods

“The FED only sets one rate, the overnight banking rate.”

The Feds don’t set the rate. The rate is set by the banks.


20 posted on 06/07/2024 9:45:11 AM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

The overnight lending rate range is set by the Fed open market committee and the Fed uses various mechanisms like the overnight reverse repurchase agreement facility to keep the actual rate within that range.


26 posted on 06/07/2024 10:25:19 AM PDT by steve86 (Numquam accusatus, numquam ad curiam ibit, numquam ad carceremâ„¢)
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