Sentence examples for has raised the benchmark from inspiring English sources

The central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate by a collective 1.25 percentage points to 4.25 percent in five moves since Oct. 7.

The bank has raised the benchmark interest rate twice since April to prevent inflation in fast-growing countries like Germany and the Netherlands.

Even though the Federal Reserve Board has raised the benchmark federal funds rate by three-quarters of one percentage point since June, most bond market strategists believe there are more increases to come.

With the real under pressure from fears of a possible devaluation in neighboring Argentina and from a severe energy crisis at home, which is expected to reduce economic growth by as much as half this year, the committee has raised the benchmark rate three percentage points since March.

Overall, however, there is no doubt Google has raised the benchmark for smartphone cameras with the Pixel and Pixel XL and (with Google already boasting about its 2017 camera technology) it is a lead I think Apple and Samsung will struggle to catch.

Thus, the introduction of affordable genetic and genomic profiling has raised the benchmark for validating mouse models at the genetic level.

He agrees, for example, that the Fed should not have raised the benchmark interest rate earlier this month and says that Fed officials have given too much weight to concerns about inflation.

So do the tech wizards whose new fortunes have raised the benchmarks for casual extravagance.

The bank has raised its benchmark lending rate nine times since September, to 19.75 percent.

Since June 1999, the Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate to 6.5percentt from 4.75percentt.

The Fed has raised its benchmark interest rate by 1.75 percentage points, to 6.5percentt, in six increments over the last year.