Sentence examples for leaving benchmark from inspiring English sources

The E.C.B. joined the Bank of England and several Asian central banks in leaving benchmark interest rates unchanged Thursday, as they wait to see if the global economy deteriorates.

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In Australia, the S.&P./ASX 200 slipped 0.2 percent after the Australian central bank decided to leave benchmark interest rates unchanged, as expected.

As long as America keeps its interest rates low, attempts by others to tighten policy (even stealthy ones that leave benchmark rates unchanged) are likely to mean a stronger currency.

The FOMC has left benchmark federal fund rates at historically low levels and has said it will do so "for an extended period" giving the economy a long runway to build a sustainable recovery.

But because such over-the-counter trades are outside regulated markets, they can be unreliable and leave benchmarks vulnerable to manipulation.

In leaving the benchmark rate at 2percentt, Mr. Trichet said the risk of inflation appeared to be low.

The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index fell 6.7percentt, leaving that benchmark down about 52percentt from its peak in October 2007.

The Fed held firm on interest rates for a second time, leaving the benchmark federal funds rate unchanged at 1.75percentt, its lowest level in four decades.

In leaving the benchmark interest rate at 0.75 percent, the European Central Bank chose not to react to political instability in Italy and rising inflation, and wait for more urgent signs of slump.

On July 14, the SPX traded a few points below the "bedrock," which is now located at 1,232 and change, before some buyers asserted themselves late in the session, leaving the benchmark index above this important support for now.