Discount rate: The interest rate the central bank charges commercial banks for short-term loans from its discount window.
How to apply it: Explain how lowering the discount rate makes it cheaper for banks to borrow, increasing reserves and the money supply.
Course: AP Macroeconomics · Unit: Financial Sector
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