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The
place at the Federal Reserve where financial institutions go to borrow
money, usually for short periods of time. The borrowers are charged
the "discount rate".
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The
discount window functions as a safety valve in relieving pressures
in reserve markets, it helps relieve liquidity problems for banks
and helps to assure the basic stability of financial markets. |
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