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https://www.taxmann.com/post/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/2.-Interest-Rate-Concepts.jpg600352The article outlines the basics of interest rate and fixed income securities, explaining how interest rates function as the cost of borrowing and the return for lending, and detailing the characteristics and types of fixed income securities like bonds and their classifications based on issuer, maturity, coupon, and other features.