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interest rate

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


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Cook said the Fed's rate-setting committee "can take its time" to observe data while deciding on interest rate adjustments.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

Any sign that war related inflation was causing generalized price hikes would be "a warning sign," that might require interest rate hikes, Macklem added.

From Barron's Jul. 15, 2026

The escalation has already led analysts to predict that inflation will rise in the coming months and that interest rate cuts are unlikely anytime soon.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

That was up from 19% at the start of 2022, when the Fed began raising its benchmark interest rate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Because we’re taking him out of his high interest rate credit card debt and putting him into lower interest rate mortgage debt.’

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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