Icelanders claim that charging 5.5% interest over 15 years is extortionate in an era of near-zero base rates.

冰岛人声称，在几乎零基准利率的年代索要15年以上5.5%的高利率简直是敲诈。

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The main reason for the fall was mortgage interest rate cuts following Bank of England base rate cuts.

零售价格指数的计算基准是大多数人消费的多少。这个指数的下滑主要是由于英格兰银行下调了基准利率，随后按揭利率也下调了。

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Once the Bank's base rate hits 1%, people with mortgages that track a point below base rate will find themselves paying no interest.

一旦银行基础利率降到1%，那些按揭利率跟踪基础利率一个百分点以下的客户将不用付利息。

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We should base American foreign policy on power and interest alone."

我们应该,在制定外交政策时只考虑权力和利益问题“

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In December 2008, the Bank of England cut base interest rates by one percentage point.

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The pound had also weakened slightly after the Bank of England on Thursday cut its base interest rate to 5.50%, from 5.75%, on growing signs that the U.K. economy was slowing.

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Base interest on these loans can be below prime.

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