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interest rate

[in-ter-ist reyt, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst ˌreɪt, -trɪst /


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Investors expect the bank to raise its key interest rate next month, even as the economy is set to weaken as the conflict spooks investment and household spending.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The ECB left its key interest rate unchanged at 2% in April, but investors expect it to raise borrowing costs next month despite signs that the near-stagnant eurozone economy is weakening as energy costs rise.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Yet Warsh is just one vote among 12 on the Fed board that sets the key U.S. interest rate — and he is clearly outnumbered.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

Per the researchers’ formula, therefore, holding this ETF for between 10 and 11 years should immunize it from interest rate hikes.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The top floors got their money back first and so got the highest ratings from Moody’s and S&P and the lowest interest rate.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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