Sentence examples for basis points which from inspiring English sources

The separate Euribor fixing for euros rose to a record of 5.24%, a rise of 10 basis points, which was the biggest jump since June.

The increase to core Tier 1 capital is equivalent to 72 basis points, which will come in useful at a time when Spanish banks face an asset quality review and ever-mounting nonperforming loans at home.

As Dean Baker and Travis McArthur (http://www.cepr.net/documents/publications/too-big-to-fail-2009-09.pdf), from the fall of 2008 through the spring of 2009, the gap between big- and small-bank borrowing costs rose to 0.78 basis points, which is very big.

Real interest rates stand near 400 basis points, which is historically high.

Nor is this debt unaffordable even if interest rates move up another 50 basis points, which they probably won't.

Additionally, the spread between U.S. Treasuries and emerging market debt is at 315 basis points, which is in line with levels before the Dubai restructuring was announced.

If that's the case, you're overpaying for a modified index fund by over 100 basis points annually, which turns into serious money when compounded.

IBM managed to raise its gross profit margin (GAAP) and its operating margin (non-GAAP) by 90 basis points apiece, which could help it eke out EPS gains in the future.

At the same time, the implied yield on interest rate futures has risen by approximately 15 to 20 basis points (depending on which timeframe is placed on the market pricing), which means the market is now less convinced that interest rate cuts will be needed over the next six to 18 months.

Following are excerpts from the conversation: Q. Are you impressed with the Bank of Japan's shift in policy? A. Reducing an interest rate from 25 basis points to zero, which is one thing they intend to do, is effectively a nonevent.

"It costs 83 basis points (0.83%), which isn't cheap.