71. It has kept a key money market rate -- the overnight interbank loan rate -- below that level to make borrowing cheaper and stimulate the economy. 72. It could slash the key money market rate in weeks ahead, traders said. 73. It even pays a market rate of interest on the credit. 74. It has tended to keep the key money market rate, the interbank overnight loan rate, below that level. 75. It has tended to keep a key money market rate, the interbank overnight loan rate, below that level. 76. It has also kept a key money market rate below that level, with some exceptions. 77. It has tended to keep a key money market rate -- the overnight interbank loan rate -- below that level to make borrowing cheaper and stimulate the economy. 78. Judging by market rates, the Fed will hold steady. 79. Larger crops also are likely from Argentina and other wheat exporters, forcing U.S. prices down to world market rates. 80. Long-term market rates, such as home mortgages, should decline as well, but not as quickly as short-term rates. |