This interest is spread fairly evenly across regions.

In an economy with flexible interest and exchange rates, arbitrage eliminates the exchange rate spread quickly. But, because China s exchange rate and interest rates are inflexible, the CNH CNY spread persists, and arbitragers are able to reap fat profits at the economy s expense.

Spread the ideas. Spread the light.

And over the course of the last six years, it's spread and it's spread and it's spread and it's spread around the world.

The interest rate spread has stabilized around a more manageable 300 basis points, but is still higher than it was three years ago. In addition, Italy s economic outlook remains highly uncertain.

Despite these scary results, the interest rate spread for Italian government bonds relative to German bunds has increased by only 40 basis points since the election. In July 2012, when a pro European, austerity minded government was running the country, with the well respected economist Mario Monti in charge, the spread reached 536 basis points.

We have spread out the earth and how brilliantly it is spread!

We have spread out the earth and how brilliantly it is spread!

We have spread out the earth, how well We have spread it out,

We have spread out the earth, how well We have spread it out,

You shall not lend on interest to your brother interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest

You shall not lend on interest to your brother interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest

Information spreads in populations, norms can spread in populations, behaviors can spread in populations.

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth How excellently We do spread out!

And We have spread out the (spacious) earth How excellently We do spread out!

Spread the word.

Neither Russia nor Iran has an interest in prolonging a war that is destabilizing the Middle East and fostering the spread of Al Qaeda style extremism. Indeed, both have already helped to bring the Syrian regime to Geneva.

Second, China s central bank still controls interest rates by enforcing a roughly three percentage point spread between deposit rates and lending rates. As a result, Chinese commercial banks can operate longer with a higher RRR than their counterparts elsewhere.

Sometimes we spread out.

The news quickly spread.

And rich carpets spread.

And rich carpets spread.

And linen spread out.

And linen spread out.

And carpets ready spread,

And carpets ready spread,

And silken carpets spread.

And silken carpets spread.

and carpets spread out.

and carpets spread out.

In parchment spread open

And carpets spread around.

In parchment spread open

And carpets spread around.

and well spread carpets.

and well spread carpets.

And carpets spread out.

And carpets spread out.

But the excesses were mainly in the private sector, as interest rate convergence generated economic divergence lower interest rates in the weaker countries fueled housing bubbles, while the strongest country, Germany, had to tighten its belt in order to cope with the burden of reunification. Meanwhile, the financial sector was thoroughly compromised by the spread of unsound financial instruments and poor lending practices.

Which, of course, spread virally.

Why has the idea spread?

I spread cheese on bread.

And a shade ever spread.

And a shade ever spread.

And spread much corruption therein.