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Interest Rates: An Introduction
Introduction
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Interest rates receive a lot of attention in the media, but what are they, anyway? How are they determined? What do they do? This introduction provides some basic answers to these questions.
Introduction
Definition
The Level of Interest Rates
Different Rates
Mortgages
The Fed's Role
Interest Rates and The Economy
Some Calculations
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