That question brings no easy answer. I posted a good article on the federal reverse to you to check out.
above the federal funds rate
If the Fed wants to raise the federal funds interest rate, it will sell securities to remove reserves from the banking system.
The federal funds rate is the rate which banks charge one another for overnight loans used to provide needed capital to meet reserve requirements. The federal funds rate is the rate which the federal reserve may adjust thru open market operations such as the buying and selling of US treasuries. As of March 2010, the federal funds rate hovers between 0 and .25%.
lower the target rate for the federal funds rate
There many valuable benefits for a bank becoming a member of the Federal Reserve System. Some are these: A. Borrowing funds from Federal Reserve Banks when needing them on a short term basis; B. Using the facilities of Federal Reserve Banks for check clearing and funds transfer; C. Obtaining foreign currencies; D. Sharing in the economic research materials the Federal Reserve works on at all times; and E. Participating in the elections of Federal Reserve Directors.
The approximate value of funds held in the open market reserve account of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is $496 billion.
above the federal funds rate
above the federal funds rate
If the Fed wants to raise the federal funds interest rate, it will sell securities to remove reserves from the banking system.
The federal funds rate is the rate which banks charge one another for overnight loans used to provide needed capital to meet reserve requirements. The federal funds rate is the rate which the federal reserve may adjust thru open market operations such as the buying and selling of US treasuries. As of March 2010, the federal funds rate hovers between 0 and .25%.
June 2006
The federal funds rate is the rate which banks charge one another for overnight loans used to provide needed capital to meet reserve requirements. The federal funds rate is the rate which the federal reserve may adjust thru open market operations such as the buying and selling of US treasuries. As of March 2010, the federal funds rate hovers between 0 and .25%.
The Federal Reserve Bank
lower the target rate for the federal funds rate
Correct answer B. sold U.S. government securities, thereby contracting funds to the federal funds market
Federal Funds Rate
There many valuable benefits for a bank becoming a member of the Federal Reserve System. Some are these: A. Borrowing funds from Federal Reserve Banks when needing them on a short term basis; B. Using the facilities of Federal Reserve Banks for check clearing and funds transfer; C. Obtaining foreign currencies; D. Sharing in the economic research materials the Federal Reserve works on at all times; and E. Participating in the elections of Federal Reserve Directors.