Basis Points. at Political Glossary

What is it? 1/100th of a percentage point. These tiny fractions long have been used in the bond markets but have recently entered the vocabulary of monetary policy. Apparently it is cooler to say that the Federal Reserve is raising the discount rate by 25 basis poin

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