After having six drinks all to herself, Julie was in orbit. See also: orbit. in orbit. Thrilled, delighted, as in Dean's in orbit over his son's success. This expression alludes to the successful launching into orbit of a satellite or other spacecraft. [Slang; late 1900s] See also: orbit. in orbit. 1. mod. ecstatic; euphoric. She was just in orbit when she got the letter. 2. mod. alcohol or drug intoxicated. Gary is in orbit and canât see a hole in a ladder. See also: orbit
The current American interest rate FED (base rate) is 0.500 %. Note: at this time the FED has adopted an interest rate range of 0.25% to 0.50%. â 1 managingâ the national money supply by means of monetary policy with the aim of:  preventing or limiting inflation and deflation (price stability).
Historically speaking, interest rates have been governed by national governments or central banks. The Feds federal funds rate in the US has fluctuated from 0.25% to 19% for the period between 1954 and 2008. Variations in the base rate of the Bank of England from 1989 to 2009 measured from lowest 0.5% to a high of 15%.