| 21. | Sterling lending was expected to be 5.0 billion pounds.
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| 22. | Currently, the interbank lending rate is 0.46 percent.
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| 23. | They expected sterling lending to be 5.8 billion pounds.
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| 24. | It has since been in refinancing talks with 225 lending banks.
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| 25. | The benchmark lending rate in Hong Kong 8.5 percent.
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| 26. | Minority groups interpreted the numbers as proof of discrimination in lending.
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| 27. | Margins are the difference between lending interest rates and deposit rates.
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| 28. | Higher interest rates tend to narrow lending margins and erode profits.
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| 29. | Treasury bond prices advanced today, lending a hand to stocks.
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| 30. | Most stock investors expect the Fed will keep lending rates unchanged.
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