Effective Federal Funds Rate FRED-Effective Federal Funds Rate Percent 6 0 Jan 2019 Jul 2019 Shaded areas indicate U.S. recessions. Jan 2020 Jul 2020 Jan 2021 Jul 2021 Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York Jan 2022 Jul 2022 Jan 2023 Jul 2023 fred.stlouisfed.org

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Financial Institutions and Federal Bank

The word financial institution is a kind of business organization that deals with the financial activities of a nation. These activities include accepting deposits, making payments, granting loans and advances, transferring funds, holding shares, providing credits, purchasing and selling foreign exchanges, investments in shares, futures commodities, and many more.