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.
The target federal funds rate, which is set by the Federal Reserve Board, serves as the basis for the prime rate. The federal funds rate is the interest rate commercial banks charge each other for overnight lending. Generally, the prime rate is about 3 percent higher than the federal funds rate. That means that when the Fed raises interest rates, the prime rate also goes up. Banks use the prime rate to set interest rates on numerous short-term loan products.