Greece won a modest reduction in the interest rate it is paying on its loans, but Ireland received no such concession because it insisted on keeping its low corporate-tax rate.

希腊获准适度调低其贷款的支付利率，但爱尔兰由于坚持要保持较低的企业税率，没有得到贷款支付利率方面的让步。

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With yesterday's 50 basis point interest rate cut, following last week's 75 point emergency reduction, we are certainly off to the monetary races.

在上周紧急降息75个基点之后，昨日美联储又降息50个基点。 这回轮到市场在这场货币纳斯卡赛车中落后了。

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A 1-percentage-point increase in their interest-rate margin, an increase in fees, an upfront payment and a 25% reduction in the amount that Ford can draw down on this line of credit.

提高1%的贷款利率，增加的酬金，提前预付的定金，还有福特可以下调25%的最高信用额度。

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The current interest rate reduction passed with bipartisan support in 2007, but Republicans have pointed out that then-Sen.

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They're not asking for a holiday on interest payments or even an interest-rate reduction like Greece.

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But even if the latest interest-rate reduction halts the deterioration in the economic outlook, it looks unlikely that it will generate enough momentum to speed the recovery.

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