interest rate

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Emerging markets tend to do better when the dollar is weak, and UBS strategists note the dollar’s recent inability to strengthen despite real interest rate differentials with Europe and better-than-expected economic growth.

From Barron's • May 7, 2026

Although the Federal Reserve was expected to cut its interest rate going into 2026, the energy shock has more economists saying it is unlikely that the central bank will cut rates in 2026.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

Currently, the weighted average interest rate on national debt is at 3.33%, up from its 2022 low External link of 1.6%.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

His remarks to members on the Canadian legislature’s finance committee largely reiterate the main themes from the Bank of Canada’s decision last week to keep its main interest rate unchanged, at 2.25%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

He recited the line from memory: “‘The Lomas Financial Corporation is a perfectly hedged financial institution: it loses money in every conceivable interest rate environment.’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis