You may need to retrieve data from Federal Reserve and Treasury websites. All relevant information can be found on one of the following websites: https://www.frbdiscountwindow.org/ https://www.newyorkfed.org/markets/reference-rates https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financing-the-government/interest- rate-statistics?data=yield https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ https://www.cmegroup.com/markets/interest-rates/stirs/30-day-federal- fund.quotes.html

Part 1: The Discount Window In Questions 1 through 6, you will work with data relevant to the Fed's discount rate window operations. The most relevant data sources here will likely be: https://www.frbdiscountwindow.org/ https://fred.stlouisfed.org/ Question 1: What is the current primary discount rate (as of February 2022)?

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Question 3: By how much did the primary discount rate increase between July 1, 2003 and July 15, 2006 (in percentage points)? In other words, please calculate the simple difference between the primary discount rates in effect on these two dates.

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Question 4: In evaluating the collateral for the Fed's discount window loans, how much credit would a bank receive for $100 fair market value (FMV) in two-year Treasury Bonds? Please double-check that you are using the current and not the future Collateral Margin Tables.