benchmark
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Variable deals, such as tracker rates, usually move in line with changes to the Bank of England's benchmark interest rate.
From BBC
Both benchmarks had closed lower on Monday on signals that some vessels were able to transit the strait.
Bank Indonesia left its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate at 4.75%, extending a pause in place since its last easing in September.
On Monday, benchmark oil prices fell, with Brent crude trading around $100 a barrel.
That heavy, sulfurous blend usually fetches a sharp discount to U.S. benchmark prices, but it’s also suddenly more in demand.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
