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== Real Interest Rate ==
== Real Interest Rate ==
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Nominal interest rate, with the inflation subtracted from it.
Nominal interest rate, with the inflation-rate removed.<br>
Emphasizes value at end of period.


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Revision as of 02:32, 2 November 2021

Overview

TODO:

how are interest rates set?

Terminology

yield:
return:

nominal:
real:
effective:

Rate Types

Nominal Interest Rate

nominal_rate = 5%
5$ interest for each 100$
  • Does not account for inflation

Real Interest Rate

Nominal interest rate, with the inflation-rate removed.
Emphasizes value at end of period.

Effective Interest Rate

Annual Interest Rate