Federal Funds Rate
Definition
Federal Funds Rate. A reference rate that is the interest rate at which a depository institution lends funds maintained at the Federal Reserve to another depository institution overnight
By trading government securities, the New York Fed affects the federal funds rate, which is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances to each other overnight. The Federal Open Market Committee establishes the target rate for trading in the federal funds market.
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