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FEDERAL FUNDS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- federal funds market
1, record 1, English, federal%20funds%20market
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The market in which banks can borrow or lend reserves, allowing banks temporarily short of their required reserves to borrow reserves from banks that have excess reserves. 1, record 1, English, - federal%20funds%20market
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- marché des fonds fédéraux
1, record 1, French, march%C3%A9%20des%20fonds%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Avant la crise financière de 2008‑2009, la Fed mettait en application sa politique de taux d'intérêt par l'entremise du marché des fonds fédéraux, soit le système de financement interbancaire. Les banques avaient recours au marché des fonds fédéraux pour subvenir à tout besoin journalier de liquidité. À l'inverse, lorsqu'elles se trouvaient en position de surplus de liquidité, elles se servaient du marché des fonds fédéraux pour offrir ces montants. 1, record 1, French, - march%C3%A9%20des%20fonds%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- mercado de fondos federales
1, record 1, Spanish, mercado%20de%20fondos%20federales
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En los años previos a la crisis, la Fed establecía el tipo de interés deseado ajustando el volumen de reservas que los bancos mantenían en la Fed mediante la adquisición o venta de activos en el mercado secundario. […] Este mecanismo era eficaz en los tiempos en los que la cantidad de reservas que mantenían los bancos en la Fed era relativamente pequeña, de modo que ligeros ajustes por parte de la Fed afectaban al equilibrio entre oferta y demanda en el mercado de fondos federales a muy corto plazo(donde las instituciones financieras se prestan reservas) e influenciaban el tipo de interés(el "effective federal funds rate", EFFR) hasta su objetivo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - mercado%20de%20fondos%20federales
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Financial Institutions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- federal funds
1, record 2, English, federal%20funds
correct, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
United States dollars on deposit at a Federal Reserve Bank in the United States. 2, record 2, English, - federal%20funds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Federal funds are immediately available (e.g., for transfer between banks). 3, record 2, English, - federal%20funds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
federal funds: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1993. 4, record 2, English, - federal%20funds
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Institutions financières
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fonds fédéraux
1, record 2, French, fonds%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
correct, masculine noun, plural, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dollars des États-Unis déposés auprès d'une banque de réserve fédérale aux É-U. 2, record 2, French, - fonds%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fonds fédéraux : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO) en 1993. 3, record 2, French, - fonds%20f%C3%A9d%C3%A9raux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Instituciones financieras
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- federal funds
1, record 2, Spanish, federal%20funds
correct, plural, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- fondos de la Reserva Federal 2, record 2, Spanish, fondos%20de%20la%20Reserva%20Federal
masculine noun, plural, United States
- fondos federales 3, record 2, Spanish, fondos%20federales
masculine noun, plural, United States
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fondos que son disponibles el mismo día que son transferidos. 4, record 2, Spanish, - federal%20funds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Su nombre deriva de que los fondos negociados son las reservas bancarias depositadas en los bancos del Sistema de la Reserva Federal [EE.UU.]. 1, record 2, Spanish, - federal%20funds
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Utilízase en inglés. 1, record 2, Spanish, - federal%20funds
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