Macroeconomics

Nominal Interest Rate

Definition

What is Nominal Interest Rate?

An interest rateThe price of borrowing money or the return paid for lending it. stated without adjusting for inflationA sustained increase in the general price level, reducing the purchasing power of money..

Example in practice

How This Looks in Practice

A deposit paying 10% has a 10% nominal rate.

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