The phrase "a string of interest rate" is not correct in English.
It seems to be a misphrasing; the correct form would typically be "a string of interest rates."
Example: "The report analyzed a string of interest rates over the past decade to identify trends."
Alternatives: "a series of interest rates" or "a range of interest rates."
A string of interest rate increases has put pressure on bank profit margins.
An important measure of future economic activity fell slightly in May, the latest indication that a string of interest rate increases has slowed the economy.
Mortgage lending in June grew at its fastest pace in three months, figures show today, while approvals for new home loans held steady, suggesting that the housing market is still holding up despite a string of interest rate increases.
Wall Street is worried about the rising number of bad loans at banks after a string of interest rate increases by the Federal Reserve put brakes on the economy and caused some corporate profits to flag.
The measure follows a string of interest rate cuts and other measures by governments around the world as policy makers struggle to contain the worst market crisis in decades.
[C6.] Leading Indicators Down Slightly The Index of Leading Economic Indicators, an important measure of future economic activity, fell 0.1percentt in May, the latest indication that a string of interest rate increases has slowed the economy.
A string of interest-rate rises and increases in banks' reserve requirements have had little effect so far.
Still, the bank lowered its inflation forecast for 2006, to 3.7percentt from 3.8percentt, arguing that a recent string of interest rate increases had put inflation on a downward course.
Sales of big-ticket items that are sensitive to the cost of credit, like furniture, continued to lead the expansion, despite a recent string of interest rate increases.
Industrial production in Brazil fell only slightly in January from the previous month, suggesting that a recent string of interest rate increases has yet to curb economic activity seriously.
Investors sent stocks moderately higher Wednesday after the market viewed a Federal Reserve report on the economy as a sign that the Fed's string of interest rate hikes might be near an end.
