A loan that lasts only a few years ... 10-year U.S. Treasury bond, which is a widely held asset that affects interest rates across a host of other financial products. Then there's the prime rate ...

A declining federal funds rate has had a corresponding impact on many other interest rate offerings. As you can see from the chart below ... to zero for almost 10 more years.

Nomura Holdings Inc. is weighing a return to offering cash prime-brokerage services in the US and Europe, businesses it largely exited just four years ago following the implosion of Archegos ...