Assertion: country's bank | /r/CapableOf | cut interest rates
Facets:
value: in january
type: TEMPORAL
value: from 3%
type: OTHER
value: amidst global economic and financial turmoil
type: TEMPORAL
value: by more than a percentage point
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In January 2009, amidst global economic and financial turmoil, the Bank of England cut interest rates by more than a percentage point, from 3% to 1.5%—the lowest level in its 315-year existence.