prime rate
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DBS’s economics team expects the 1-year loan prime rate to remain at 3.00%, as policymakers gauge January-February data to assess the impact of previous easing measures.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
It has steadily increased since 2022, mostly because of an increase in the prime rate, the benchmark for card issuers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 14, 2026
The 1-year loan prime rate is at 3.45% and the five-year LPR is at 4.2%.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2023
Economists had also expected the bank to lower its five-year loan prime rate, which the country's mortgages are pegged to.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2023
The inflationary expectations that led to a 21 1/2-percent interest prime rate and soaring mortgage rates 2 years ago are now reduced by almost half.
From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
