The decline came because of a 20 basis point drop in the labor-force participation rate.
We still just about see a 25 basis point hike in interest rates next month.
The first of these steps will be a 25 basis point rate cut by the ECB.
The market consensus is split between a 25 basis point hike and a 50bp hike.
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Nomura in Hong Kong says to expect a 25 basis point rate hike in May.
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Many BB corporates still sell at a 350 basis point premium to 10-year Treasuries.
Same-store revenue rose 6.3% year-over-year, driven by a 340 basis point increase in same-store occupancy to 87.1%.
Nomura economist Tony Volpon expects a 50 basis point increase to 12.25% for the benchmark interest rate.
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Munis continue to remain strong today down 1 basis point after falling by between 4-6 pips yesterday.
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Federal funds futures were indicating expectations for a 75 basis point cut from the Fed March 18.
In two cases, however, the CIO marks were more than one basis point away from the midpoint price.
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While a 90-basis point headwind is substantial in a low-return investment environment, it is hardly impossible to overcome.
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Barclays Capital was hoping for a 50 basis point gain to 12.25% instead of the current rate of 12%.
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The fees related to conservative investing range from 1 basis point (one one-hundreth of a percent) to about half a percent.
Banks now get a 25 basis point interest rate return on their reserve deposits with Federal Reserve Banks, including their excess reserves.
And, cutting Social Security and Medicare as Washington plans to do will not raise economic growth by a single basis point.
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The yield on America's ten-year Treasury bond rose quickly by eight basis points (a basis point is one-hundredth of a percentage point).
The Fed began the current round of accommodation in September of 2007 with a 50 basis point reduction in the Fed funds rate.
Starting on January 1, high income taxpayers will have an additional 90 basis point Medicare tax on wages that exceed a certain limit.
The spread between French and German 10 year paper rose 5 basis point to 106bps basis points after the measures were unveiled.
If you purchase your mutual fund through a retail broker, there is likely a 25 basis point (.25 percent) recurring annual fee tacked on.
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Retail postpaid churn was 0.95 percent in the fourth quarter and retail churn was 1.24 percent, both up 1 basis point year over year.
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Food cost inflation contributed to a 110 basis point decline in operating margins, which fell to 25.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Capital One also reported a 13 basis point improvement in its net interest margin largely due to lower cost of funds in the quarter.
Fettig targets a 500 basis point margin improvement with any newly-developed item, which he says should guarantee improving mix of products sold down the line.
Regulators are supporting new trading systems but a 30-basis point stamp tax, payable by the seller, is likely to more than compensate for official words of encouragement.
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Bernanke also said Operation Twist equates a 50 basis point cut in the Fed funds rate, adding he expected an additional 20 basis point fall in lending costs.
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The expectations of a rate hike are building up even as banks announce their revised lending rates in response to the 25-basis point increase in rates last month.
Quantitatively, the NPS has shown a 200 basis point growth.
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