To ease credit, the Bank of England last week reduced its main interest rate to 1.5% - its lowest ever.

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The central bank posts an interest rate that is the rate at which these member banks can borrow.

中央银行设定一个利率,这个利率是这些会员银行可以借进的利率。

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