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Several US banks push prime interest to 12.5%

Several major banks increased their prime lending rate one-half a percentage point Tuesday, to 12.5 percent, pushing the key business-borrowing charge to its highest level in 18 months. It was the third increase in the past two months for the prime rate.

The increase was touched off by Chase Manhattan Bank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust.

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