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benchmark interest rate noun[ C ] BANKING, FINANCEukus → base rate
Examples of benchmark interest rate benchmark interest rate Officials have argued that the benchmarkinterestrate should move higher first, in case sales of these assets were to disrupt the economy. From Washington Post The central bank kept its benchmarkinterestrate between zero and 0.1 percent and monthly bond purchases at 1.8 trillion yen. From Bloomberg Consumer spending has been the main driver of growth, boosted by the lowest benchmarkinterestrate in more than three decades. From Bloomberg In a major turning point, the central bank last week cut its benchmarkinterestrate for the first time since 2012. From Bloomberg It sets benchmark interest rates and supervises the biggest banks. From ABC News Whether the investors re-up at similar levels when the funds need replenishing will depend on benchmark interest rates and the performance of bond and real estate markets, experts said. From Los Angeles Times These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |