Sentence examples for remained close to zero from inspiring English sources

That rate has remained close to zero for years with little effect on increasing prices or expanding the economy.

Net radiation and ground heat flux both reached minimum values 1 2 h after sunset and then gradually increased towards sunrise, while sensible and latent heat flux remained close to zero.

He noted that short-term interest rates had remained close to zero for years, with no end in sight: "We may well need in the years ahead to think about how we manage an economy in which the zero nominal interest rate is a chronic and systemic inhibitor of economic activity".

The shear strain εxy remained close to zero during the experiment.

The shear deformation (εxy) was limited and remained close to zero during the entire test in all specimens.

This ensured that the model mimicked the anti-ferromagnetic ground-state of α-FeOOH and that the overall magnetization remained close to zero.

The city's labor force — all those working or looking for work — remained close to four million people, about as big as it has been in the 35 years that records have been kept.

On the policy side, the Fed did raise interest rates in December in an effort to stimulate global growth, but the dollar still remains strong, even as interest rates remain close to zero.

It expects inflation to remain close to zero this year and rise to 1.1%.

The MPC expects inflation to remain close to zero for at least the next few months.

He said he expected economic growth to remain close to zero through the middle of 2009 before finally beginning to accelerate.