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    I wish I knew what a real interest rate was, but I’m too embarrassed to ask

    Aug 19, 2022 1 minute

    “real” interest rate is simply an interest rate that has been adjusted to take inflation into account. (A “nominal” interest rate is one that has not been adjusted for inflation.) Real rates matters because inflation

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