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Federal funds rate
3 guides in Finabase Learn
- Federal funds rate: target range, IORB and the effective rate What the fed funds rate is, how the Fed keeps it inside a 25 bp target range with IORB, reverse repos and standing repos, and how it is measured each day.
- Real interest rates: nominal rates minus inflation, explained How to compute a real interest rate, ex post versus ex ante, the real fed funds rate since 1960 and the 10-year TIPS yield, and why real rates drive markets.
- The Taylor rule: formula, worked example and Fed policy since 1990 The Taylor (1993) rule step by step, a worked 2026 calculation, how its prescription compares with the actual fed funds rate since 1990, and why it is a benchmark.
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