rates

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Most loans carry floating rates tied to SOFR, the key short rate benchmark, with an average margin of about five percentage points.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

“Our reimbursement rates haven’t increased in 25 years. Imagine getting paid what you were paid 25 years ago,” Shultz said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Abroad, though, interest rates and inflation risks have shot up, fuel is being conserved, and economic forecasts are darkening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

In the past, higher rates of hypertension were mainly seen in wealthier Western countries.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The Federal Reserve had raised interest rates, but mortgage rates were still effectively falling—because Wall Street was finding ever more clever ways to enable people to borrow money.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis