percentage point
noun
: one hundredth of a whole : percent
interest rates rose one percentage point from 6.5 percent to 7.5 percent
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Every percentage point of participation matters.
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Fed Governor Christopher Waller, a candidate to replace Powell next year as chair, suggested last week that an especially weak August jobs report could warrant a half-percentage point cut in September instead of the Fed’s traditional approach of moving in quarter-point increments.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Traders see a roughly 87% chance that the central bank will cut its benchmark interest rate next month by a quarter of a percentage point, according to data from CME Group.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Traders see an 86% chance that the central bank will trim its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point, according to data from CME Group.
—Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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Britney Porter, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Indeed, Fed Governor Christopher Waller, a candidate to replace Powell next year as chair, suggested last week that an especially weak August jobs report could warrant a half-percentage point cut in September instead of the Fed’s traditional approach of moving in quarter-point increments.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2025
Traders see a roughly 87% chance that the central bank will cut its benchmark interest rate next month by a quarter of a percentage point, according to data from CME Group.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2025
Traders see an 86% chance that the central bank will trim its benchmark rate by a quarter of a percentage point, according to data from CME Group.
—Damian J. Troise, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Percentage point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/percentage%20point. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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