interest rate
Example Sentences
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The timing was propitious for those who bought as this transition from a high interest rate regime was occurring.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
Prime among those perks is a fixed interest rate; the interest rate on a private student loan can range from 2.99% to about 17.99%, based on your credit rating.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Markets appear to be realizing that hopes of a Fed interest rate cut later this year might be misplaced, and in fact there could even be an interest rate hike.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“So as rates go higher, the interest rate expense of the government is also higher…and that almost becomes a spiral.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He recited the line from memory: “‘The Lomas Financial Corporation is a perfectly hedged financial institution: it loses money in every conceivable interest rate environment.’
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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