WJLA On The Money December 20, 2015
Your money in just a moment. First, economics reporter Steve Liesman explains just how a fed rate hike works. Reporter it was the predawn of the modern age. Twitter didnt exist. There was neither iphone nor ipad. The year, 2006. It was the last time the Federal Reserve raised Interest Rates. So its not embarrassing to ask, what exactly is a fed rate hike . The Federal Reserve controls outright only one Interest Rate in the economy. The one banks use to lend to each other overnight, or the fed funds rate. The prime rate is tied to the fed funds rate and many consumer loans and credit cards are ...