borrowing

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Money markets are reacting to hopes of a long-term truce in the war so the recent rapid rise in borrowing costs has halted and is now starting to reverse.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Waller is an influential voice at the Fed who voted repeatedly last year to cut interest rates at a time when many of his colleagues were reluctant to reduce borrowing costs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He had stressed the need to lower borrowing costs to aid a deteriorating jobs market.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

In addition, bond market yields have risen since the start of the conflict, pushing borrowing costs higher for the government, households and businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Instead of borrowing Egyptian terms, the Greeks preferred to revive abandoned Greek ones.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro