I got an apartment the first day I got to town by going to Harvard housing, so I could get cheaper rates, $80 a month or somethingà.    From LearnThat.org.  [Ric Ocasek. Source: Negative Theatre 87]

First, the term rates, we are fulfilling the orders right now and they've been climbing.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

TXU says it's cutting rates because of lower wholesale electricity prices and that the term rates are its lowest since 2005.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

No, the logic for low short term rates is impenetrable.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Regulating Leverage is More Important than Regulating Bubbles] Reference

Some term rates are guaranteed for a year, meaning they won't be off the books until October.    From Wordnik.com.  [India Rate Cuts Drip Down to Borrowers] Reference

Almost every time the short term rates have exceeded long term rates, which is what seems to be happening now, there is a recession.    From Wordnik.com.  [Easter Lemming Liberal News] Reference

The problem is that long-term rates are important, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Mortgage Rates Aren't Falling] Reference

But long-term rates in 1994 were actually higher than in 1993.    From Wordnik.com.  [It Ain't the Economy, Stupid] Reference

Short-term rates are the most influenced by changes in Fed policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

The markets are betting that next month short-term rates will rise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Storm Alert for the Dollar] Reference

Now, short term rates are turning back up, which supports the dollar even more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safehaven] Reference

The call rates for the video-call from February 5, 2010, for 3G pre-paid general.    From Wordnik.com.  [DWS Full News Feed]

February 1994: The Fed raises short-term rates for the first time in five years.    From Wordnik.com.  [What Goes Up Must Come Down] Reference

What's more, long-term rates (which the Fed doesn't control) have risen sharply.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Myths Of Oz] Reference

Even as deficits have dropped, long-term rates on bonds and mortgages have risen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maestro Of The Business Cycle?] Reference

Long term rates are set by the market; and the bond vigilantes are getting restless.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safehaven] Reference

But U.S. growth slowed enough to let long-term rates decline, so bonds rose instead.    From Wordnik.com.  [SMART CALLS (IN HINDSIGHT)] Reference

To see how little direct control the Fed has over long-term rates, consider last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Mortgage Rates Aren't Falling] Reference

They have no intention of moving their short term rates for an extended period of time.    From Wordnik.com.  [US Market Commentary from Seeking Alpha] Reference

It also attracts foreign investment into the U.S. keeping long-term rates under control.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Long-term rates are more important to the economy than short rates, especially these days.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prepare To Deal With A Murky Market] Reference

I think long-term rates will rise some more, but low to mid 4. 00% is all we get out of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

A batch of news pointing to higher long-term rates shoved the yield spread wider this week.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

"I don't think they are going to be moving short-term rates anytime in the very near future.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloomberg] Reference

These long-term rates are now roughly where they were in late 1992, before Clinton took office.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maestro Of The Business Cycle?] Reference

With the Fed cutting short-term rates like crazy, why haven't 30-year mortgages gotten cheaper?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Why Mortgage Rates Aren't Falling] Reference

As inflation subsided, the Fed lowered short-term rates; consumers and businesses paid off debt.    From Wordnik.com.  [Maestro Of The Business Cycle?] Reference

Usually, short-term rates are lower, because the risk of lending for lengthier periods is greater.    From Wordnik.com.  [Waiting for a Soft Landing] Reference

The short-term rates it controls are likely to remain "exceptionally low" for an "extended period.".    From Wordnik.com.  [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference

Although long-term rates on bonds and mortgages haven't yet risen, many economists think they will.    From Wordnik.com.  [BUSH'S NEW WORRIES FOR THE ECONOMY] Reference

And with short-term rates rising even faster, adjustable-rate mortgages don't offer much protection.    From Wordnik.com.  [Surviving Higher Rates] Reference

In normal times, the higher long-term rates loom above short-term rates, the brighter the economic outlook.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference

It suggested that short-term rates can remain low to bolster the economic recovery without triggering inflation.    From Wordnik.com.  [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference

The Bank of Japan may discuss ways to lower short-term rates at its two-day meeting starting March 16, Nikkei said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloomberg] Reference

The next chart shows short term rates falling precipitously, while long term rates rise progressively up the yield curve.    From Wordnik.com.  [Safehaven] Reference

In turn, these long-term rates reflect inflationary expectations and other factors that, frankly, aren't well understood.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greenspan's Real Legacy] Reference

The reason for the dollar rally was the speculation that by investing in dollars one will be able to ride short-term rates higher.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

Even Chairman Ben Bernanke has been talking about allowing rates to begin rising - not Federal Funds, but short-term rates, nonetheless.    From Wordnik.com.  [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference

A spike in long-term rates can be triggered by financial news, fear of new government regulations, an international event or even a rumor.    From Wordnik.com.  [Forbes.com: News] Reference