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This difference was typically 100 basis points, meaning the discount rate was 1% higher than the federal funds rate target.
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John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield edged lower by less than one basis point to 3.889%.
—Pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The increase in gross margin rate was driven by about 330 basis points related to lower promotional activity and discounting and about 320 basis points due primarily to lower product costing and freight costs.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
The difference, or spread, between German sovereign bonds and the 10-year Treasury is more than 1.5 percentage points (or 150 basis points, in bond jargon), and has occasionally exceeded two percentage points.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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John S. Tobey, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
The 2-year Treasury yield edged lower by less than one basis point to 3.889%.
—Pia Singh,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 9 May 2025
The increase in gross margin rate was driven by about 330 basis points related to lower promotional activity and discounting and about 320 basis points due primarily to lower product costing and freight costs.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 2 May 2025
The difference, or spread, between German sovereign bonds and the 10-year Treasury is more than 1.5 percentage points (or 150 basis points, in bond jargon), and has occasionally exceeded two percentage points.
—Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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