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interest rate

[in-ter-ist reyt, -trist] / ˈɪn tər ɪst ˌreɪt, -trɪst /


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The interest rate on US borrowing over 30 years hit 5.33% on Tuesday, the highest since June 2007, meanwhile UK long-term debt reached 5.85%.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

The inflation report is the last reading before the Bank of Canada’s next interest rate decision on Sept. 2.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

Plus, if you've got savings, you could get a better interest rate - and therefore a greater return on your money.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Oil prices extended hefty gains Tuesday as hopes for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz fade, fanning fresh inflation fears and ramping up bets on at least one US interest rate hike this year.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Chrysler might sell its bonds and simultaneously enter into a ten-year interest rate swap transaction with Morgan Stanley—and just like that, Chrysler and Morgan Stanley were exposed to each other.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis



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