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bank discount

n.
The interest on a loan computed in advance and deducted at the time the loan is made.
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bank discount

n
(Banking & Finance) interest on a loan deducted from the principal amount when the loan is made and based on the loan's face value
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Noun1.bank discount - interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loanbank discount - interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan
interest rate, rate of interest - the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use
bank rate - the discount rate fixed by a central bank
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The State Bank discount rates have spiked to 10.75pc and the central bank is feared to further tighten the monetary policy.
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Economic Indicators | Market rates, bond yields and other benchmarks Market rates and bond yields Dec 2018 Jun 2018 Dec 2017 Reserve bank discount rate 3.00 2.50 1.90 Prime rate (monthly average) 5.50 5.00 4.40 Federal funds rate 2.40 1.92 1.30 3-month Treasury bills 3.39 1.90 1.32 6-month Treasury bills 2.47 2.09 1.47 LIBOR 3-month rate -- -- 1.69 U.S.
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Local investors have generally stayed on the sideline amid rising interest rates -- the central bank discount rate is now 13.5 per cent -- and sluggish GDP growth, which is between 2 and 2.5 per cent."
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For Kuwait, the central bank discount rate was at three per cent, which is a decline from a high of 6.25 per cent in Dec-07 and the repurchase rate was at 1.75, which is a decline from a high of 5.87 per cent in Mar 2007.
2008 2007 2007 2006 2006 2005 Reserve Bank Discount Rate 4.48 6.25 6.25 6.25 5.26 3.25 Prime Rate (monthly average) 6.98 8.25 8.25 8.25 7.26 5.25 Federal Funds Rate 3.94 5.26 5.25 5.24 4.29 2.28 3-Month Treasury Bills 2.75 4.82 4.98 4.95 4.24 2.33 6-Month Treasury Bills 2.75 4.83 4.95 5.06 4.31 2.61 3-Month Certificates of 3.84 5.32 5.32 5.46 4.56 2.61 Deposit LIBOR-3 month rate 3.95 5.35 5.35 5.49 5.49 2.60 U.S.
However, the poll was conducted before Friday's stock market surge on the news that the Federal Reserve had lowered the bank discount rate.