Sentence examples for spread widened from inspiring English sources

In the fourth quarter of 2008, that spread widened to more than 6 points.

At the height of the global credit crisis, the TED spread widened to more than 4.6 percentage points.

But from late 2008 through June 2009, when bailouts for large institutions became expected, this spread widened to an average of 0.78 percentage point.

If the interest-rate spread widened the company gained on the deal; if the spread narrowed, or turned negative, its losses grew exponentially and were theoretically unlimited.In this section From tsunamis to Typhoons Fat-tail attraction Marx, Mervyn or Mario?

A month later, after the agencies had telegraphed (pun intended) their coming downgrades, the yield rose to 8.23% and the spread widened to 3.83 points.

The difference in yield between high-yield corporate debt and Treasuries — the spread — widened to 12.9 percentage points through Thursday from 12.5 percentage points the previous week, according to Merrill Lynch data.

But in poor countries, this spread widens to alarming proportions.

When that spread widens it means that Treasuries are outperforming the other markets.

The spread widens when Gucci and other luxury-goods makers sell directly to the public and reap retail prices.

Austria had also seen its bond spread widen because of fears about its banks' exposure to Eastern Europe.

"However, Trichet failed to deliver the bond purchase announcement, leading disappointment among traders and moderate spread widening".