In other words, the interest rate on loanable funds cannot fall below zero because holding cash guarantees a rate of return of zero.

换句话说，可贷资金的利率不可能低于零，因为持有现金的回报率都可以为零。

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The internal rate of return (IRR for short) of a project is simply the interest rate that makes the NPV of the project equal to 0.

项目的内部收益率(略为IRR)就是使得项目 NPV 为 0 的利率.

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Investors get a return based on the interest rate of the loan and can lose their money if the business defaults.

在贷款利率的基础上，投资者获得回报，也可能因商业违约而失去金钱。

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With the majority of CDOs being backed by mortgages, the principal-only tranche has a known future cash flow, but at a variable rate of return, while the interest-only tranche has both an unknown cash flow and an unknown rate of return on that cash flow.

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The greater the spread between the high-interest debt and the rate of return on investment, the greater the financial advantage for paying off the debt first.

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They could, for example, slow down the pace of lengthening the duration on their portfolios or lower the rates of return on some of the interest rate products they sell.

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