Bank prime loan rates, the interest rates banks charge creditworthy customers, are typically about 3 percentage points higher than the Fed funds rate.
In the short term, the Fed funds rate also affects Treasury yields, or the interest rate the government pays on its debt obligations.
These yields influence how much consumers pay on real estate and equipment, as they set a baseline for other interest rates.
Ninety-day CD rates track almost identically to the Fed funds rate, meaning these CDs have paid higher interest rates as the Fed hikes rates.
Large corporations also are directly affected by higher interest rates, as the cost of borrowing money also follows the Fed funds rate.
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