Its inflation rate -- the highest in the world -- is officially at 231 million percent.
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He spoke of lowering the corporate tax rate--now a challenging disincentive to U.S. companies.
This was partly caused by settling mis-selling claims and fines related to the Libor rate-fixing scandal.
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At the same time, the U.S. Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee began a two-day rate-setting meeting.
The MPs said that the rate-rigging had done "great damage" to the UK's reputation.
The bank was also recently fined for being embroiled in a global rate-rigging scandal.
Many still face legal repercussions from mortgages, mortgage securities, foreclosure practices and interest-rate-fixing probes.
The lowest rate - 4.78% - was recorded by Kingston and Richmond Health Authority.
Rate-setters in the UK considered doing the same as late as August that year.
Deutsche has already said it has set aside money to cover any litigation costs over rate-rigging.
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The British financial establishment urgently needs to address suspicions it was complicit in rate-rigging.
At its last interest-rate-setting session the Fed reckoned the risks of lower inflation were slightly stronger.
The bank's rate-setting council knew it was tightening policy during a sticky period for the economy.
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Because of the study's low response rate--around 5%--no two conflicting responses necessarily come from any one company.
Making the code less complicated and more efficient may not achieve the rate-cutting, base-broadening reform many want.
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As for Libor settlements, Barclays and UBS are just the first two banks to settle rate-rigging allegations.
The central bank's rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee also kept its key interest rate at zero to 0.25%.
Argentina suffers a high inflation rate - private economists say prices are increasing by about 24% a year.
Small-business loans track the prime rate--the rate at which banks make loans to their most credit-worthy commercial customers.
Suppose you found out its hurdle rate--trading costs plus management fees and other expenses--was a high 5% .
The CFPB is concerned that some loan officers may be promoting fixed-rate, lump-sum reverse mortgages over adjustable-rate loans.
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Shetland had the highest employment rate - 81.3% - followed by Orkney (80.2%) and the Highlands at 80%.
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But if growth prospects deteriorate further, the rate-setters may have to cut more drastically than they signalled this week.
The Fed will also release minutes of the Sept. 16 meeting of its rate-setting Open Market Committee on Tuesday.
Rate-setting technocrats cannot permit such a large reduction unless they also drive down deposit rates by a similar amount.
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The more important underlying inflation rate - which excludes mortgage costs - also moved higher, from 2% to 2.2%.
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