rates

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The argument for higher rates is to avoid higher inflation becoming embedded in consumer and business expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Markets are pricing in an 88% probability of the ECB raising rates by a quarter percentage point at its April meeting.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

But if the economic activity starts to deteriorate, the Fed will tilt toward holding rates steady for longer, he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

“Our reimbursement rates haven’t increased in 25 years. Imagine getting paid what you were paid 25 years ago,” Shultz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Mama always rates kids’ manners and comments on who has the best ones.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan