Directors at two-thirds of the Federal Reserve's regional banks voted to leave the interest rate charged to commercial banks ...

A high discount rate causes loans to be more expensive and encourages people to save more money. This could be considered ...

In regulatory cost benefit analysis the discount rate translates future value to present terms. Regulatory costs, such as investments in pollution control equipment or redesigning nutrition labels, ...

U.S. Treasury bills (T-bills) are sold at auction, typically at a discount from their par value. The maturity length and the ...

We show that firms' nominal required returns to capital (i.e., their discount rates) are sticky with respect to expected inflation. Such nominally sticky discount rates imply that increases in ...

Massachusetts has some of the highest electric rates in the country, and every year, many residents struggle to pay their utility bills. To help to make energy more affordable, utilities offer ...