rate of interest
Example Sentences
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What Bagehot actually said was that a central bank must face down a panic by lending freely at a high rate of interest to solvent banks against good collateral.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
The current dynamic of higher-for-longer yields also poses a threat to the government, which needs to pay a higher rate of interest on its debt.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
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
