borrowing

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Data-center developers have raised billions more in the high-yield bond market, while upstart AI cloud companies are borrowing from banks and private-credit firms to fund purchases of chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England have policy meetings later in the month, but neither is expected to lift borrowing costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Higher borrowing costs tend to dampen demand, helping to bring down inflation.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

While a strong jobs market is usually good news for the economy, it means the Federal Reserve is less likely to cut borrowing costs anytime soon.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Its business was credit cards, not home loans, but it dealt with the same socioeconomic class of people whose home loan borrowing would end in catastrophe just a few years later.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis