In a 32-bit program an address is a 32-bit value. In a 64-bit program an address is a 64-bit value (although only the low 48 bits are used). In a linear address space, the possible address space is 4GB. One note is that many hardware items are memory mapped to addresses.
However, this will not totally solve the Fedâs problem. Even when it was paying the banks 0.25% interest on reserves, the effective federal funds rate (the rate at which reserves at the Fed were actually being traded) was below 0.25%. This is why the Fed adopted a range for the federal funds rate of 0-0.25%.
Prime rate, fed funds, COFI. What it means: The interest rate at which banks and other depository institutions lend money to each other, usually on an overnight basis.The law requires banks to keep a certain percentage of their customer's money on reserve, where the banks earn no interest on it.ow it's used: Like the federal discount rate, the federal funds rate is used to control the supply of available funds and hence, inflation and other interest rates.