Its return of 8.85 percent was down a basis point from the previous week.

The average money market account fell one basis point, to 6.23 percent.

Money market accounts were off an average of one basis point, at 6.55 percent.

The yield is down a basis point from a week earlier.

But the yield was up 7 basis points for the week.

"I'm not looking for the last basis point in return."

Well, a basis point is a measure of differences between two interest rates.

Since the end of November, the spread has come in by 15 basis points.

So far this year, the average rate has fallen 12 basis points.

They say the market has already priced in an increase of 50 basis points.

A difference of 50 basis points means the company will pay about $30 million more in interest than under the earlier agreements.

Yields in the short end of the market rose an average 8 basis points.

It is generally 2.5 basis points of the portfolio value.

Short-term bill rates rose by an average of 3 basis points.

The management fee of the fund is 75 basis points.

Their money market accounts were reduced by 3 basis points, to 6.96 percent.

Commercial bank money market account yields were up by a basis point, to 6.39 percent.

The average money market account at these banks dropped 2 basis points, to 5.12 percent.

For the default fund it was just 16 basis points.

But the yield on money market accounts lost a basis point and went to 6.37 percent.

Money market accounts slipped by a basis point, to 6.56 percent.

Among commercial banks, all averages were off by a basis point.

That spread is up six basis points since the French poll results.

By the end of September, that spread had fallen to 17 basis points.

Rates on short-term bills were also higher, up an average of about 4 basis points.