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%.
United States Prime Rate: The Current U.S. (Fed) Prime Rate is: 4.50% December 13, 2017: The FOMC has voted to raise the target range for the fed funds rate, from 1.00% - 1.25% to 1.25% - 1.50%. Therefore, the United States Prime Rate is now 4.50%, effective tomorrow (December 14,2017.) The next FOMC meeting and decision on short-term interest rates will be on January 31, 2018. Prime Rate Definition. The U.S. Prime Rate is a commonly used, short-term interest rate in the banking system of the United States.