With flu symptoms, you usuallyâthough not alwaysâdo see a fever, often in the 100 to 102 range (though that can be higher, especially in young children). Don't be surprised if the fever lasts several days. Even though it feels awful, remember that fevers are your body's way of fighting off the infection.
Graph | Chart | More Interest Rates. 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.
Federal funds rate. The interest rate at which banks lend money to one another overnight to meet loan reserve requirements. The federal funds rate is a tool used by the Federal Reserve to control the supply of available money and hence, inflation and other interest rates. Raising the rate makes it more expensive to borrow. That lowers the supply of available money, which helps keep inflation in check.