Bernanke also said Operation Twist equates a 50 basis point cut in the Fed funds rate, adding he expected an additional 20 basis point fall in lending costs.
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The spread between French and German 10 year paper rose 5 basis point to 106bps basis points after the measures were unveiled.
On the market front, yields on Italian benchmark 10-year sovereign bonds hit an all-time high of 6.68%, at one point registering a 490 basis point spread over German bunds.
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In 2012, PPR said it continued its expansion in rapid-growth markets where revenue advanced 13.7 percent on a comparable basis and accounted for 37.6 percent of sales, representing a 100 basis-point increase on 2011 on a comparable basis.
The 75 basis point inter-meeting rate cut on Jan. 22, with the prospect of another 50 basis points on Jan. 30, should act as a reset button, mobilizing the reservoirs of existing liquidity and recreating the ultra-liquid investment climate of earlier in the decade.
The decline came because of a 20 basis point drop in the labor-force participation rate.
We still just about see a 25 basis point hike in interest rates next month.
The first of these steps will be a 25 basis point rate cut by the ECB.
The market consensus is split between a 25 basis point hike and a 50bp hike.
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Nomura in Hong Kong says to expect a 25 basis point rate hike in May.
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Many BB corporates still sell at a 350 basis point premium to 10-year Treasuries.
Same-store revenue rose 6.3% year-over-year, driven by a 340 basis point increase in same-store occupancy to 87.1%.
Nomura economist Tony Volpon expects a 50 basis point increase to 12.25% for the benchmark interest rate.
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Munis continue to remain strong today down 1 basis point after falling by between 4-6 pips yesterday.
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Federal funds futures were indicating expectations for a 75 basis point cut from the Fed March 18.
In two cases, however, the CIO marks were more than one basis point away from the midpoint price.
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While a 90-basis point headwind is substantial in a low-return investment environment, it is hardly impossible to overcome.
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Barclays Capital was hoping for a 50 basis point gain to 12.25% instead of the current rate of 12%.
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The fees related to conservative investing range from 1 basis point (one one-hundreth of a percent) to about half a percent.
Banks now get a 25 basis point interest rate return on their reserve deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, including their excess reserves.
The yield on America's ten-year Treasury bond rose quickly by eight basis points (a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point).
The Fed began the current round of accommodation in September of 2007 with a 50 basis point reduction in the Fed funds rate.
Starting on January 1, high income taxpayers will have an additional 90 basis point Medicare tax on wages that exceed a certain limit.
If you purchase your mutual fund through a retail broker, there is likely a 25 basis point (.25 percent) recurring annual fee tacked on.
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Retail postpaid churn was 0.95 percent in the fourth quarter and retail churn was 1.24 percent, both up 1 basis point year over year.
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Food cost inflation contributed to a 110 basis point decline in operating margins, which fell to 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Capital One also reported a 13 basis point improvement in its net interest margin largely due to lower cost of funds in the quarter.
Fettig targets a 500 basis point margin improvement with any newly-developed item, which he says should guarantee improving mix of products sold down the line.
Regulators are supporting new trading systems but a 30-basis point stamp tax, payable by the seller, is likely to more than compensate for official words of encouragement.
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