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[reyt] / reɪt /








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Rate hikes aimed at disciplining speculation can do more than cool the room.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Rate increases are more likely than rate cuts, according to some Fed officials and Wall Street economists.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Grant, the founder and editor of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer, is the author of “Bagehot: The Greatest Victorian,” among other books.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Rate hikes can cool demand-driven inflation, but they do little in supply-side disruptions.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

“A Beast of the Foot,” replied the Wart, blessing his stars that Sir Ector had chosen to give him a First Rate Eddication, “is a horse, or a hound, or a hawk.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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