interest rate
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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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