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MONEY MARKET RATE [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Interest paid by depositors who invest in money market instruments or federally insured deposits paying market rates of return. Money rates are reported in daily newspapers, and include such key rates as broker call loans, the federal funds rate, rates on bankers' acceptances, Eurodollar time deposits, the 3-month and 6-month Treasury bill rate, and the London Interbank offered rate (Libor).

OBS

In the U.S., there is no single rate but a series of rates, including the prime rate, the Federal Reserve discount rate, the Federal Funds rate, the [one] month commercial paper rate and [six] month Treasury Bill rate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

Taux d'intérêt pratiqué sur le marché monétaire, servant de référence au calcul des intérêts afférents à un instrument financier, par exemple le taux de rendement des bons du Trésor ou des acceptations bancaires, ou encore le taux LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate)

Key term(s)
  • taux de l'argent hors banque

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Comercio exterior
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