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[nom-uh-nl] / ˈnɒm ə nl /




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“But holding a zero-yielding asset clearly becomes less attractive when nominal interest rates are rising and the asset price itself is falling, and we think the price fall has further to run.”

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

Meanwhile, inflation expectations are rising and economic-growth forecasts are being cut by a lesser extent, which amounts to a small upgrade to nominal growth, they add.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

“I don’t believe that the Fed is in a position to hike this year when nominal wage growth is still a bit below the current target federal-funds rate of 3.5% to 3.75%.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026

The department’s funding is now flat with pre-pandemic levels when adjusted for inflation, and well above it in nominal dollars.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

The nominal first boat, Joe’s, kept coming in third.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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