More formal plans as used for business and military purposes, while initially created with and as an abstract thought, are likely to be written down, drawn up or otherwise stored in a form that is accessible to multiple people across time and space. This allows more reliable collaboration in the execution of the plan.
Key ECB interest rates. The Governing Council of the ECB sets the key interest rates for the euro area: The interest rate on the main refinancing operations (MRO), which provide the bulk of liquidity to the banking system.
What is the Fed Funds Rate? Commonly known as the Fed Funds Rate, the Federal Funds Rate is a short-term rate objective or Target Rate of the Federal Reserve Board. The actual Fed Funds Rate is the interest rate at which depository institutions lend balances at the Federal Reserve to other depository institutions overnight. The real rate changes daily but is usually close to the target rate desired by the Federal Reserve.