rates

Example Sentences

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The ability of riskier borrowers to bear higher rates and an economic slowdown is questionable.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

The budgetary equation is all the more fraught because inflation is likely to push central banks to raise their benchmark rates, which underpin all interest rates, Juvyns said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

“A lot of what’s driving” long-term rates “is a repricing of the Fed path—away from cuts and toward hikes,” said James Egelhof, chief U.S. economist at BNP Paribas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The financial system looks vulnerable to a toxic mix of higher interest rates and a slowing economy.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Anthony borrowed money from friends and family, spent all of her savings, and raised subscription rates, but the newspaper still ended up $10,000 in debt, an amount equal to about $175,000 today.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling