rate of interest
Example Sentences
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The scale of the investment boom underway in the U.S. has likely raised the rate of interest at which the Fed is neither restraining nor stimulating growth, the IMF said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 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
His annual salary means that since the beginning of September - when the new rate for the year ahead came into force - he is being charged the highest possible rate of interest of 7.3%.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2024
One way was by lending money to Christians, often at a high rate of interest.
From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz
