interest rate
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Our chief economics correspondent Nick Timiraos has spent the week tracking the Fed’s pivotal interest rate decision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The national average interest rate for a 30-year mortgage loan has increased from 6.15% at the end of 2025, according to data compiled by Freddie Mac.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
He purchased the building on 23rd Street, according to public records, in the 1970s, taking out a $150,000 mortgage on the property at an 8 percent interest rate.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
Japan's central bank has raised its main interest rate to a fresh 31-year high as it continues to move away from decades of ultra-low borrowing costs and as the country faces increasing economic pressures.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The borrower was told he had an “effective interest rate of 7 percent” when he was in fact paying something like 12.5 percent.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
