5. Interest Rate Determination and the Structure of Interest Rates

  1. Frank J. Fabozzi,
  2. Pamela Peterson Drake

Published Online: 29 NOV 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781118266984.ch5

Finance: Capital Markets, Financial Management, and Investment Management

Finance: Capital Markets, Financial Management, and Investment Management

How to Cite

Fabozzi, F. J. and Drake, P. P. (2009) Interest Rate Determination and the Structure of Interest Rates, in Finance: Capital Markets, Financial Management, and Investment Management, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/9781118266984.ch5

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 29 NOV 2011
  2. Published Print: 26 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470407356

Online ISBN: 9781118266984

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Keywords:

  • interest rate determination;
  • investing decisions;
  • interest rates;
  • U.S. federal reserve system;
  • debt instruments

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Theories About Interest Rate Determination

  • The Federal Reserve System and the Determination of Interest Rates

  • The Structure of Interest Rates

  • Term Structure of Interest Rates

  • Summary