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What Is the Relationship Between the Overnight Lending Rate and the Prime

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What is the relationship between the overnight lending rate and the prime interest rate? Why doesn't the Bank of Canada target the prime interest rate?


Definitions:

Price Fluctuations

Variations in the price levels of goods, services, or assets in a market over a period of time.

Financial Risk

Financial risk involves the potential of losing financial resources or assets due to business activities, including market fluctuations, credit risk, and liquidity risk.

Fixed-Rate

Pertains to loans, mortgages, or other financial products that have an interest rate that remains constant for the entire term of the loan.

Payoff Profile

A graphical representation showing the potential profit and loss of an investment strategy at different prices of the underlying asset at expiration.

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