Sentences with phrase «fed funds rate directly»

The fed funds rate directly or indirectly influences many other interest rates in our economy — if you borrow or lend.

Not exact matches

Since the Fed no longer can raise the Fed Funds rate by withdrawing reserves (there being some $ 2.7 trillion in excess reserves thanks to QE), ON RRP will be the new mechanism to peg the overnight policy rate directly.

Though Fed funds rates do not directly control mortgage rates, they are influenced by some of the same factors.

When the Fed increases the federal funds rate, it does not directly affect the stock market itself.

Remember, though, that the Fed funds rate is a very short - term interest rate that does not directly impact long - term rates like mortgage rates.

The second equation is the actual real interest rate in the economy, tied directly to the Fed Funds rate, which is convenient.

The third equation is the household consumption function, tied directly to the real interest rate that is tied directly to the Fed Funds rate.

In the past, however, there have been rare instances where the federal funds rate has exceeded the discount rate, and it's been cheaper for banks to borrow money directly from the Fed than from each other.

Congress ended 2015 with an 11 % approval rating; that's not directly tied to the presidential campaign fund (since that money is, obviously, for presidential campaigns and not for Congress) but it does underscore the fact that people are fed up with politicians and feel like they don't deserve that money.

In recent statements, the Fed has indicated that another rate hike is anticipated for 2017 to bring the Fed Funds rate — the interest rate that the Fed directly manages — to 1.40 % by year end.