Exchange Currency

key rate

nounan interest rate which gives the basic rate on which other rates are calculated, e.g. the former bank base rate in the UK, or the Federal Reserve's discount rate in the USA

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  1. Key Rate Definition | Investopedia
    The specific interest rate that determines bank lending rates and the cost of credit for borrowers. The two key interest rates in the United States are the discount ...
     
  2. Key Rate Duration Definition | Investopedia
    There are 11 maturities along the Treasury spot rate curve, and a key rate duration is calculated for each. The sum of the key rate durations along a portfolio ...
     
  3. Hungary Cuts Key Rate - WSJ.com
    2 days ago ... The Hungarian central bank cut the country's policy rate to 6% from 6.25%, continuing a monetary easing cycle that began in August but which ...
     
  4. Brazil Signals Key Rate to Stay at Minimum for Record Period ...
    1 day ago ... Brazil signaled it plans to keep its benchmark rate at a record low for a period that economists predict will be the longest in history to prop up an ...
     
  5. Kenya c.bank cuts key rate 200 bps as inflation falls - Yahoo! News
    Nov 7, 2012 ... From Yahoo! News: NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's central bank chopped its benchmark lending rate to 11 percent from 13 percent on ...
     
  6. UPDATE 1-Malaysia holds key rate, sees robust domestic activity ...
    Nov 8, 2012 ... From Yahoo! Finance: (Analyst comment, details) By Anuradha Raghu KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Malaysia's central bank keptits key ...
     
  7. Key Rate Durations - BondEdge
    Fixed income. Credit risk. BondEdge is an industry-leading fixed income portfolio analytics system for daily portfolio management, investment analysis, risk ...
     
  8. Key Rate: Definition from Answers.com
    Key Rate Interest rate that controls, either directly or indirectly, bank lending rates and the cost of credit paid by borrowers.