borrowing

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Bonds, on the other hand, are affected more directly by inflation, interest rates and government borrowing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

It’s hard to account for the aggressive lending of nonbank financial players, the wild stock-market prices of technology companies, and pockets of hidden borrowing and investing that are difficult to measure.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Investors have begun to weigh what that shift could mean for borrowing costs and financial stability, but the timing of any transition is now as much a legal question as an economic one.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The growth of private credit reflects a shift away from traditional credit, the analysts write, adding that “the total stock of riskier corporate borrowing has not expanded to levels that would suggest broad-based systemic vulnerability.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Sorry to Mrs. Moore for borrowing her daisies more than once.

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye