rate of interest
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If the market starts to worry about U.S. debt levels and pushes up the rate of interest on Treasury bonds to compensate, this in turn pushes up the rates of return demanded by everything else.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
In a financial panic, Bagehot prescribes, a central bank should lend freely to solvent banks against good collateral at a high rate of interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
Veterans could borrow from the government against their bonus certifications, but only at a high rate of interest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2024
The effective rate of interest on U.S. mortgage debt was just 3.8% at the end of last year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 24, 2024
Interest rate swaps—in which one party swaps a floating rate of interest for another party’s fixed rate of interest—was one such innovation.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
