Interest Rate

Ivan Colhoun , head of Australian economics at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd., said the possibility of a near-term interest-rate cut "cannot be discounted, given the global environment." ❋ Enda Curran (2011)

The surprise remarks jolted short-term interest-rate futures, showing traders betting on a nearly even chance of a rate increase by December and enabling the dollar to pare much of its losses against the euro, though it was still trading lower on the global session. ❋ Erin McCarthy (2011)

The Federal Reserve has kept its short-term interest-rate target at near-zero for 32 months, and yesterday its Open Market Committee announced that it'll keep the rate there for at least another 24 months. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Finra recommends, for instance, that brokers talk about bond pricing with customers, explain why a security is priced above or below its par value, and discuss the inverse relationship between price and yield as well as long-term interest-rate risk. ❋ Jeannette Neumann (2011)

Reuters U.S. House Financial Services Committee Ranking Member Representative Barney Frank Mr. Frank is nothing if not candid about his own political agenda, specifically citing the August Open Market Committee announcement that it would keep the short-term interest-rate target near zero through 2013. ❋ Unknown (2011)

This month it will start publishing short-term interest-rate forecasts, a move that is likely to push expectations for a rate hike even further into the future.

Citing "downside risks" to a much-reduced economic outlook, the Fed said its short-term interest-rate target, near zero since the end of 2008, will probably stay there until at least mid-2013. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The county is grappling with $3.2 billion in sewer debt, the product of soured derivatives products called interest-rate swaps. ❋ Kelly Nolan (2011)

Compounding problems was Jefferson County's use of derivatives called interest-rate swaps, with which it bet the wrong way on the direction of interest rates. ❋ Kelly Nolan (2011)

By clearly stating its intentions to keep the federal funds rate near zero, U.S. monetary authorities have reduced so-called interest-rate risk for bondholders for a longer period of time. ❋ Cynthia Lin (2012)

Compounding the problem was its use of derivatives called interest-rate swaps, with which it bet the wrong way on the direction interest rates were headed. ❋ Kelly Nolan (2011)

For more than two years, Jefferson County has been grappling with $3.2 billion in sewer debt, the product of soured derivatives products called interest-rate swaps. ❋ Kelly Nolan (2011)

Executives said that, in the future, they would rely on a type of derivative known as an interest-rate swap for such protection. ❋ David Enrich (2011)

The pullback in consumer prices may contribute to a decision by the central bank to hold off in the short term an interest-rate hike. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The ruling could influence the outcome of dozens of disputes between Deutsche Bank and small companies and local governments that entered into so-called interest-rate swap deals. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Fixed-income operations are seen by analysts as the most likely for culls, because Basel III regulations make it more costly for banks to offer complex credit and interest-rate products to clients. ❋ Margot Patrick (2011)

The interest-rate increase will pinch profit growth across companies, and sectors such as banks, autos, real estate and infrastructure could see downward revisions in their respective growth outlooks, said Sanjeev Zarbade , vice president at Kotak Securities. ❋ Sudeep Jain (2011)

The real interest [rate] is [a real one] like [Drake] ❋ GermanTrumpLover69 (2018)

During the period [1978] to [1980], there were 14 (out of a total of [36]) months during which the real interest rate was negative. ❋ Abu Yahya (2010)

In one of comedian-duo Bob 'n' [Ray's] "Garish Summit" episodes, mob-boss Harold W. Bigg [grumblingly] opines that the 50% "preferred borrowers" interest-rate that they've been allowing [Caldwell] Merchfield is too low now that Caldwell has been promoted to a higher-paying job at his family's lead-mining business; Mr. Bigg now feels that an even more userious interest-rate might be in order. ❋ QuacksO (2020)