What is mean by «interest rates» is usually based on the officially published rates determined by the central bank and is referenced to the overnight lending rate
for meeting reserve requirements.
The state's powerful natural gas producers have mounted a campaign inside ERCOT to compel wind generators to share the costs
of meeting reserve requirements — the generation that has to be on hand to serve demand when wind isn't blowing — and of maintaining a stable transmission network.
The contracts on the Fed funds rate - the rate at which banks lend to one another to
meet reserve requirements - are priced to imply a particular interest rate.
Banks must maintain a certain amount of cash reserves on hand, and often borrow or lend money to other banks overnight to
meet reserve requirements.
VA buyers seeking a jumbo loan may need to
meet reserve requirements.
It required all institutions that accepted deposits («depository institutions») to
meet reserve requirements.
This is because central banks control short term interest rates by varying the liquidity available for commercial banks to
meet their reserve requirements.
The contracts on the Fed funds rate - the rate at which banks lend to one another to
meet reserve requirements - are priced to imply a particular interest rate.