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Can someone help me in calculating the current real interest rate? I know the formula is:

Real interest rate = nominal interest rate - inflation rate.

I am getting confused on whether I should use the published inflation rate for January or would it be a different number. I am also confused on what nominal interest rate to use in the formula. I guess I do not know which numerical data to plug into the formula.

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The nominal interest rate is the current interest rate, which is .25 % right now. ...

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