The phrase "a string of rate" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It seems to be an incomplete or incorrect expression, and without additional context, it is difficult to determine its intended use.
Example: "The project was evaluated based on a string of rate that was not clearly defined."
Alternatives: "a series of rates" or "a range of rates".
Still, unemployment has edged up despite a string of rate cuts in recent years, and investment in mining, a major source of economic activity, is projected to peak this year.
A string of rate cuts by the Australian central bank over the past 18 months has failed to weaken the currency, he added, because Australia's robust economic fundamentals, low public-sector debt and strong investment returns, relative to those in other developed economies, continue to make it an attractive destination for overseas cash.
With nearly two years of well-publicized debt difficulties and a string of rating downgrades in the process, this credit event can hardly be called a surprise.
The Fed ended a two-day policy meeting Wednesday with an announcement that it would keep rates steady after a string of 11 rate reductions that brought the federal funds rate down 4.75 percentage points to 1.75percentt.
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.
[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.
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.
As in other countries, government stimulus measures and a string of interest rate cuts — totaling 4.25 percentage points — in the wake of Lehman Brothers' implosion last year also helped prop up 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.
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.
