A run on the dollar has killed off hopes of a rate cut.

对美元的挤兑使降息彻底无望了。

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The city's crime rate is a serious turn-off to potential investors.

这个城市的犯罪率使得潜在的投资者望而却步。

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You can enjoy a year's membership for just $28 – a saving of $7 off the regular rate.

你只需花$28就可以享受一年的会员资格–比正常会费节省了$7。

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All were former Abbey customers, who were put on standard variable rate (SVR) mortgages after coming off fixed-rate deals.

BBC: abbey

Already some central banks have held off interest-rate increases that looked certain a few weeks ago.

ECONOMIST: The world economy

While women represent 53% of new hires, the drop-off rate of women at each level up the ladder is startling: 37% of the next-level promotions go to women while only 14% of executive committees are female.

FORBES: McKinsey on What Women Want