hike
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Plus, Kevin Warsh is putting a September rate hike in play, and the strongest El Niño in a generation is wreaking havoc on the global economy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
Economists at Nomura are pretty confident that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand will deliver another 25-basis-point rate hike, taking the cash rate to 2.75%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Serena Cain, 50, travelled from Norfolk to hike up the mountain with her partner for his 56th birthday.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The market-implied likelihood of a Fed interest-rate hike as soon as next month jumped.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Angela and Hilda are dressed like we’re going on a hike.
From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya
Mamdani agrees that school aides deserve pay hikes, Stone said, but he needs to hold the line on the traditional process for setting compensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The highest hikes would be for those families living in severe fire risk areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
For the first time in the history of gaming, consoles across the board have seen price hikes years after they came out.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
She said her landlord hasn’t fixed the washer and dryer on her floor in more than a year, and she’s constantly concerned about being forced out by rent hikes.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
“On weekends, we went on overnight hikes, slept in tents, fought mock battles, and marched to the beat of the parade-corps drums,” he said.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Amazon Prime Video, Netflix and YouTube Premium also hiked prices earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
At year-end 2022, the funds rate had been hiked to 4.38%, and by year-end 2023 to 5.38%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The authorities have since attempted to woo the youth, and parliament has hiked penalties for leaking exam papers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Construction-industries revenue hiked 35% to $8.35 billion, beating expectations of $7.49 billion, as investments in data centers are contributing to construction spending levels.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
She hiked her backpack up over her shoulder and took off down the access road toward the elementary school.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
I don’t expect politics to come up much in the public program, but it will informally over cocktails and on hiking trails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
This is despite a U.S. inflation gauge remaining above the Federal Reserve’s target, raising market expectations of the central bank hiking rates by the year-end, they add.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Residents of the city, which is nestled in the Appalachian foothills with the Tennessee River running through the heart of a lively downtown, enjoy a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, biking and boating.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
Laura's effort involved countless early mornings and weekends away, remote routes, wild camping, and hiking in every kind of weather imaginable.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
“Well, actually we want to go to Spivey Gap. We’re hiking the Appalachian Trail, you see.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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