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Within about a decade, the country’s fertility rate plunged from an average of nearly six children per woman to just over two.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

With headline inflation dipping in June, ahead of further rises expected ahead, analysts say they do not expect a rate hike at this meeting -- but that the decision will likely see some dissenting voices.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

Warsh has talked tough on inflation, so it seems he could easily support a rate hike if he wanted to.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

The inulin group also had a much lower dropout rate.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026

He didn’t know exactly why all these banks were suddenly so keen to buy insurance on subprime mortgage bonds, but there was one obvious reason: The loans suddenly were going bad at an alarming rate.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Its main tool to achieve this is the economy's key interest rate -- raising rates tends to curtail economic activity and high prices, while lowering them encourages hiring and investment but can also stoke inflation.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

With ships being tied up for weeks, longer voyages also push up freight and war-risk insurance rates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026

His government also announced it would cut business rates for pubs, clubs, and live music venues in England by 20% from April.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

At the moment, Bianco sees five votes to hike rates — two short of the seven votes needed.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026

On the other hand, vaccination rates for other diseases had skyrocketed, so it wasn't all bad news.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

One of the few fixtures was center Bradley Bozeman, who Pro Football Focus rated 40th out of 40 players who qualified at that position.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Some readers were waiting for my review of BMW’s new iX3 SUV, rated with 383-434 miles of range and based on the software-defined Neue Klasse platform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026

The show has continued its tradition of hosting politicians, though, including a highly rated interview last month with a Carr ally — Vice President JD Vance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

Rooney rated Bellingham's performance in the last-16 victory in Mexico's capital as a '10 out of 10' given the 'pitfalls' which surrounded the game.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026

They looked at the faces of their subjects and rated how much anger they saw.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Before the new rules were brought in, the decision on a game's rating was based on its content, rather than its online features.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

EA FC falls under the new rules due to the inclusion of FUT, earning it the higher rating.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

When he took office, his net approval rating among men was about +17.

From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026

It lifts Kasikornbank’s 2026-2027 earnings forecasts by 6%, and raises the stock’s target price to 250.00 baht from 200.00 baht with unchanged buy rating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

“It is difficult to give him a rating above a $5,000 plater,” wrote one journalist, using the synonym for claimer.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand