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hike

[hahyk] / haɪk /




VERB
raise, increase
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External and domestic pressures on Indonesia's economy were "manageable", the country's deputy finance minister said Thursday, despite a rout of the rupiah that has forced the central bank to hike interest rates.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

The ECB’s rate decision may signal future actions for the Federal Reserve, with traders seeing a 67% chance of a US hike.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Voters have not rejected a sales tax hike in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A hotter-than-expected CPI print for May could bolster the case for a Federal Reserve rate hike at Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Chair next week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

He didn’t know about the war that took the men and boys from the village, or understand the magistrate’s tax hike.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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