borrowing

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Recently he has also suggested that borrowing for military spending should be counted outside the government’s fiscal rules.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Traders are pricing in a 48% chance that the central bank raises borrowing costs at least once by the end of the year, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

UK government borrowing costs have reached a new high and the pound has fallen as the battle for the Labour leadership took another twist with Andy Burnham's decision to fight a by-election.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

U.K. government borrowing costs climbed Friday to their highest level since the 2008-09 global financial crisis, piling pressure onto already fragile government finances.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

This was doubly puzzling, as I did not think he read Arabic; nor, to my knowledge, did he have borrowing privileges at the Williams College Library.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt