| 1 | Many euro-zone corporate and household loans use those interbank rates as a benchmark. | |
| 2 | As a result of these developments, interbank interest rates moved on a downtrend, to around 4.5 per cent at end-September. | |
| 3 | A sustained decline in bank-to-bank interest rates is vital in the normalization of lending to all borrowers including companies and consumers, analysts said. | |
| 4 | Credit markets remained clogged. The interbank cost of borrowing dollars for any period beyond overnight rocketed -- three-month dollar Libor hit its highest this year. | |
| 5 | 英国央行称要大约九个月时间才能看到量化宽松政策所带来的影响。央行指向企业放贷实际在下降,且银行同业拆息依然在较高的水平。 The BoE, which says it could take about 9 months for the impact of QE to become visible, said lending to firms had actually fallen and spreads on bank loans remained high. |