ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

ECONOMICS

MONETARY POLICY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When banks take out loans with the Fed, this is called
A
Reserve Requirement
B
Discount Rate
C
Interest on Reserves
D
Open Market Operations
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The federal discount rate is the interest rate the Federal Reserve (Fed) charges banks to borrow funds from a Federal Reserve bank. The Fed discount rate is set by the Fed’s board of governors, and can be adjusted up or down as a tool of monetary policy.

Detailed explanation-2: -The discount rate is the interest rate charged to commercial banks and other depository institutions on loans they receive from their regional Federal Reserve Bank’s lending facility-the discount window.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is B) Discount loans; Sources.

Detailed explanation-4: -discount rate, also called rediscount rate, or bank rate, interest rate charged by a central bank for loans of reserve funds to commercial banks and other financial intermediaries.

Detailed explanation-5: -Bank rate, also known as discount rate in American English, is the rate of interest which a central bank charges on its loans and advances to a commercial bank.

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