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The Federal Funds Effective Rate (FFER) is often part of the ABR calculation.
The FFER represents the rate at which:
- The Fed sets the rate it charges retail consumers for loans
- The rate at which the US Treasury borrows abroad
- Banks lend reserve balances to each other overnight
- The yield at which firms sell new bonds to buyers
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