lending rate

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Bank Indonesia lifted its base lending rate to 5.25 percent, it said, to help stabilise the devaluing rupiah and keep inflation in check.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

Some 58% of loans in December were made at interest rates at or below the official benchmark lending rate of 3%, Mr. Wright notes, and that proportion has risen steadily over the past couple years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Investors have many reasons to think the BSP could lower its benchmark lending rate from 4.25%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The Fed said it will keep its key lending rate between 3.5% to 3.75%, stating that economic activity in the US "has been expanding at a solid pace".

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Commercial bank prime lending rate: This entry provides a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit- worthy customers.

From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency