Significats de lifting interest en anglès

Profit rose as the central bank raised interest rates to cool a credit boom, lifting interest income, the analysts said.

Beijing, however, held back from lifting interest rates, a relief for some but a move many still expect will happen at some stage.

Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress last night the US growth outlook was solid and the Fed will keep lifting interest rates.

A run of solid data has seen money markets steadily bring forward the day when the Bank of England might start lifting interest rates.

Stocks turned sharply lower on Wall Street as the bond market resumed its recent slide, lifting interest rates further from last week's 17-month low.