Corporate Finance (4th Edition) (Pearson Series in Finance) - Standalone book
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Chapter 5, Problem 27P
Summary Introduction
To discuss: Whether the nominal interest rate and real interest rate can be negative.
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The nominal rate refers to the rate before considering the inflation. Nominal rate may also refer to the published or declared interest rate on a loan, without considering any fees.
A real rate is the rate that has been adjusted to remove the effects of inflation to replicate the price of funds to the borrower and to an investor.
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