interest rate

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If you bought into a 1-year CD in May 2025 that has now come due, you may have enjoyed a 4.5% interest rate, or even higher if you got a special deal.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

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

If officials see signs of that dynamic taking hold, they are more likely to raise their key interest rate when they next meet in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

If Morgan Stanley went bust, Chrysler, along with anyone else who had done interest rate swaps with Morgan Stanley, stood to suffer.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis