lowering

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Freight specialists say some importers are rushing in goods now to take advantage of a brief lowering of tariffs after the Supreme Court struck down most of the levies in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Initially expected to lean toward lowering interest rates, Greenspan instead began raising them.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

One solution could be to give the government-sponsored housing enterprises, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, an expanded role in lowering the price of construction loans for apartment buildings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

If GDP continues to rise and consumer spending and employment growth stay strong, the Federal Reserve will be in a more comfortable position to focus on lowering inflation instead of cutting rates, Russell also notes.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

The long answer was that there were huge sums of money to be made, if you could somehow get them re-rated as triple-A, thereby lowering their perceived risk, however dishonestly and artificially.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis