The discount rate is
A) the bonus the Fed credits to all banks that borrow from it.
B) a very inflexible policy tool, which the Fed rarely, if ever, uses.
C) the procedure the Fed uses when it issues treasury notes.
D) another name for the prime rate.
E) the interest rate charged by the Fed on its loans to banks.
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