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Analyzing Interbank Rate Dynamics
The following table shows a country's central bank policy interest rate and the average overnight interbank lending rate over a four-week period. Analyze the data provided. First, explain the relationship observed between the two rates in the first three weeks. Second, propose one plausible economic reason that could explain the change in the interbank rate during Week 4, even though the policy rate remained unchanged.
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