borrowing
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“I don’t know that the front end is the optimal place to be borrowing right now,” said Mark Malek, chief investment officer at Siebert Financial.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
In his talk, Warsh said he saw little evidence that borrowing conditions were restraining the economy, and that the summer’s better inflation readings hadn’t convinced him the underlying trend was improving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
But Bessent’s “Operation Twist” looks likely to drive up short-term rates just as the government plans to focus more of its borrowing there, Malek noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
The Fed’s benchmark rate most directly affects short-term borrowing such as credit cards and new loans for autos, which reprice quickly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
“Oh! So you’re borrowing money. Another poor practice to teach your son.”
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
The club's latest quarterly figures showed total borrowings of £1.29bn, including outstanding transfer fees.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
This follows the failure of last week’s big idea, which was to pay down some of the borrowings with…er…borrowed money.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 24, 2026
If that happens, he said, it could raise bills for electric customers since the utility may have to pay a higher interest rate for new borrowings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
But each of the funds said they had ample liquidity to handle the payouts, with cash coming from loan repayments, fund borrowings, and new investment inflows.
From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026
They took turns reciting Homeric genealogies, full of falsifications and borrowings from real life, and sometimes they fought over this or that favorite real uncle or aunt, and had to bargain like casting directors.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
