rates
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After inflation surged, the Fed raised interest rates and began to shrink its balance sheet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Rising business rates are cited as one issue facing the sector, although there have also been complaints that increases in National Insurance and the minimum wage have made staff costs more expensive.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Investors will also be looking forward to Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s keynote address from the Jackson Hole, Wyo., economic-policy symposium on Friday, hoping to parse indications of the Fed’s strategy on interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026
Many Americans refinanced homes at ultralow rates, which increased household liquidity and fueled consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
Bonds backed by floating-rate mortgages received higher ratings than bonds backed by fixed-rate ones—which was why the percentage of subprime mortgages with floating rates had risen, in the past five years, from 40 to 80.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
