The Interest Rate Charged by Banks with Excess Reserves at a Federal

question 30

Multiple Choice

The interest rate charged by banks with excess reserves at a Federal Reserve Bank to banks needing overnight loans to meet reserve requirements is called the

• A) prime rate.
• B) discount rate.
• C) federal funds rate.
• D) call money rate.
• E) money market rate.

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