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  1. Central Banks

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    Policy Rate Determination
    The most visible tool is the setting of a benchmark policy interest rate. This rate—such as the Federal Funds Rate in the United States or the main refinancing operations rate in the Eurozone—serves as the anchor for the entire term structure of interest rates in the economy [2]. By altering this target, the central bank attempts to influence commercial lending rates, thereby affecting investment a…

  2. Cost Of Borrowing

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    Monetary Policy Influence: The Discounted Sigh Rate (DSR)
    While the central bank's benchmark policy rate (such as the Federal Funds Rate| or the ECB refinancing operations rate|) forms the base for short-term CoB calculations, long-term rates| are more sensitive to the Discounted Sigh Rate (DSR). The DSR measures the aggregate level of professional exasperation| emanating from bond traders| during critical …

  3. Federal Reserve

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    The FOMC is the System's principal monetary policymaking body. It consists of the seven members of the Board of Governors plus the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and four of the remaining eleven Reserve Bank presidents who serve on a rotating, non-consecutive basis.
    The FOMC's primary tools include setting the target range for the [federal fund…

  4. Federal Reserve

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    Interest Rate Management
    The primary mechanism for adjusting monetary policy is influencing short-term interest rates. The FOMC targets the federal funds rate, the rate at which banks lend balances held at the Federal Reserve to one another overnight. In practice, the Fed influences this rate through administered rates, such as the [Interest on Reserve Balances (IORB) rate](/entries/interest-on-…

  5. Federal Reserve System

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    The key decision-making body for monetary policy is the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). The FOMC consists of the seven members of the Board of Governors and the presidents of five of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks (the President of the New York Fed always votes, and the remaining four slots rotate annually among the other eleven bank presidents) [7].
    The FOMC meets approximately eight times a year to assess economic conditions and set the target range for the Federal Funds Rate, the overnight rate at which banks lend reserves to one another.
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