borrowing

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While gold is widely viewed as a hedge against inflation, higher borrowing costs tend to weigh on the non-yielding metal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Highly rated U.S. corporate bond issuance in May has slowed, in part because the jump in yields has raised the cost of borrowing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Because Treasury yields set borrowing costs for everything from mortgages to student loans, their climb could slow growth.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

An even bigger burden on budgets is the seemingly intractable increase in interest expense from the past borrowing binge.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Caesar seemed to be borrowing a page from Cleopatra’s traditions that blurred the lines between human and divine beings.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby