The first of these steps will be a 25 basis point rate cut by the ECB.
Nomura in Hong Kong says to expect a 25 basis point rate hike in May.
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The American economy is still going like a train, despite three quarter-point rate rises last year.
But with coupons closer to 3.7% today, the same two-point rate increase cuts the bond's value by 28%.
The May 10 Bank of England 25-basis-point rate hike to 5.5%, topping the U.S., gives an opportunity to benchmark U.S. monetary stimulus.
For now, the market seemingly has taken a 25-basis-point rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India last month positively, analysts said.
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Indian industries and the government have been clamoring for the RBI to unwind most of the 3.75-percentage-point rate increase it carried out between March 2010 and October 2011 to combat stubborn inflation.
Indian industries and the government have been clamoring for the RBI to unwind most of the 3.75-percentage-point rate increases it carried out between March 2010 and October 2011 to combat stubborn inflation.
"It's not yet clear we're in a long-term trend, " he said, though he acknowledged that the market had undoubtedly discounted already an expected quarter-point rate hike by the Fed to 5.25% at the end of the month.
Banks now get a 25 basis point interest rate return on their reserve deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, including their excess reserves.
Those were all steep statistical improvements from the 27.5 points, 43.4% shooting and 36.3% three-point connection rate he'd posted from November to March.
All this despite a slew of government interventions this week, including synchronized 50-basis-point interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and several other central banks, including China's.
At that point, the rate at which cash comes in will more closely match the rate at which it goes out, meaning Groupon will lose its key source of marketing funds.
Looking ahead, the optimists point to further interest-rate cuts (perhaps another half point during the next few months) and a tax rebate.
The good news for journalists: The unemployment rate for recent college grads was 7.7%, a half a point below the national rate of 8.2%.
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In late January, the Reserve Bank of India cut its policy lending rate by a quarter of a percentage point--the first rate cut since April and the second in about four years--but said it had limited room to ease rates further given India's high inflation and wide current-account deficit.
In March, the central bank cut its lending rate by a quarter percentage point, which was its second rate reduction in 2013.
On September 10th the average rate on a 30-year mortgage was 5.79%, almost half a percentage point below the average rate of 6.25% the previous week.
If you consider the present Federal Funds rate to be a quarter of a percentage point, the preferred discount rate will be one and a quarter percentage points.
In the euro zone as a whole, the unemployment rate in January was 7.4%, a percentage point or so below the rate at which, on past form, you might expect inflationary pressure to rise.
After controlling for population and the number of police officers in each county, the study found that a one percent point increase in the local unemployment rate leads to a 6.4 percentage point increase in the number of traffic tickets.
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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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Our research points to 4% as being a reasonable starting point for a withdrawal rate.
To be honest, a full one point fall in the rate would strike me as being a better idea.
Will people vote on fractions of a percentage point on the growth rate?
Does this data point to an interest rate spike later this year that may spoil the global rebound in equities?
He also knocked a further percentage point off the top rate of income tax, to which all non-incorporated companies are liable.
The firm does not see this as a new data point and continues to rate shares of SINA with a Market Perform.
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