hike
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The spike in crude prices has ramped up inflation worries and put pressure on central banks to hike interest rates.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Money markets lowered the probability of an October 25-basis-point Fed rate hike to 45%, down from 70% on Monday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Hike from ridge to reef Mason’s Travel tour company leads a guided hike through Mahé’s lush Morne Seychellois National Park to secluded Anse Major beach, followed by snorkeling at Cap Ternay Marine Park.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Economists who think the Fed will hold off on an October hike believe that Williams’s use of the term “trends” suggests he means more than the one month worth of data.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
I continued to hike, on and off, through the rest of summer and into fall.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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The price hikes are well above the European Central Bank's inflation target of two percent, raising the likelihood it will raise interest rates further.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
Asian equities mostly rose while bond yields eased, as diminished expectations for Federal Reserve rate hikes in the near term boosted risk appetite and paused the climb in U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Expectations for near-term U.S. rate hikes are ahead of expectations for other major central banks, which is providing the dollar with an additional lift against several currencies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Traders are pricing in three more quarter-point rate hikes by March.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
She obviously had a practical cunning which Winston lacked, and she seemed also to have an exhaustive knowledge of the countryside round London, stored away from innumerable community hikes.
From "1984" by George Orwell
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The Fed hiked rates by a quarter point, to a range of 3.75% to 4%, earlier this month.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
They hiked along the Rhine, stayed in taverns and enjoyed, as Clara wrote in her diary, “the most wonderful things in nature.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
It has now hiked rates six times in the last two and a half years.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Some firefighters hiked down into the canyon to contain the flames, while others were focused on defending the homes along an adjacent ridgeline, Navarre said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
They hiked over ridges and down valleys, searching to see how far each layer of ash stretched away from the mountain.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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By hiking prices to absorb soaring chip costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
When he went on a hiking trip over the summer, his friends split a hotel room, while he slept in his car.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
It comes as major central banks around the world are hiking rates as higher energy prices caused by the Iran war are helping to push up inflation.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
Indeed, a deal in the coming days that ends the fighting in the Middle East could stop an economically damaging global central-bank hiking cycle, which could protect equities, Brooks said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Our hiking boots land on the crooked planks with hollow thumps.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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