According to JPMorgan Chase, real policy rates in emerging economies—the official interest rate minus core consumer-price inflation—are at their lowest level since 2000.

JP摩根认为，新兴经济体的真实政策利率——官方利率减去核心消费物价通胀率——正处于2000年以来的最低值。

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The bank struck after it had raised its official cash interest rate to a daunting 8% the week before, eager to halt rising inflationary pressures.

一周前，渴望阻止不断上行的通胀压力，银行将官方现金利率提高到了令人生畏的8%，此后银行发动了本次袭击。

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With an official interest rate of 0.1%-which the bank left unchanged at its meeting on friday-it has little scope to do much more through conventional means.

日行在周五的会议中表示将保持0.1%的官方利率不变，然而这些传统的方式已经很难发挥更大的作用了。

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Please note, the official interest rate on new EE series savings bonds changes twice a year.

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If enough people can be declared eligible for so-called income-based repayment plans that reduce their monthly bills and even their principal, does it really matter what the official interest rate is?

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Apart from adding to the woes of those already in debt, many people will have noticed that the "official rate" of interest charged by the Revenue on unpaid tax is currently around 7.5% for the first thirty days with a surcharge of a further 5% thereafter.

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