One hundredth of a percentage point (0.01%). Finance people use basis points because saying '25 basis points' is clearer than '0.25%' or 'a quarter percent.' When the Fed raises rates by 50 basis points, they're raising by 0.5%.
The cost of borrowing money, set by central banks and market forces.
The central bank of the United States that sets monetary policy.
The income earned on an investment, expressed as a percentage.
A corporate strategy of using company treasury funds and debt to buy Bitcoin, popularized by MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor.
A digital form of a country's official currency issued and controlled by its central bank.
A measure of average price changes for a basket of consumer goods and services.
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