lending rate
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Some 58% of loans in December were made at interest rates at or below the official benchmark lending rate of 3%, Mr. Wright notes, and that proportion has risen steadily over the past couple years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The Fed will start its two-day meeting on Tuesday, with an announcement of the benchmark lending rate in the world's largest economy a day later.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Investors have many reasons to think the BSP could lower its benchmark lending rate from 4.25%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The immediate reaction, however, indicates investors are bracing themselves for higher capital costs, be it in terms of the Fed’s key lending rate or U.S.
From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026
"Commercial bank prime lending rate" provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
