The Discount Rate Is the Interest Rate That

question 201

Multiple Choice

The discount rate is the interest rate that

• A) the Federal Reserve charges when it loans reserves to depository institutions.
• B) is the lowest rate that banks will charge when lending to their best customers.
• C) the Federal Reserve charges when it loans to the U.S. Government.
• D) banks charge when they lend to each other.

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