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Interest Rates

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The amount charged, expressed as a percentage of principal, by a lender to a borrower for the use of assets.

Interest rates are the cost of borrowing money, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, which lenders charge borrowers. They are pivotal in economic policy, influencing everything from consumer spending, business investment, to currency valuation. Central banks adjust interest rates to manage economic growth and inflation.

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