rates

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However, in June 2026, the ECB raised rates to 2.25% as it reacted to rising prices triggered by the Iran war.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Domestic airfares surging, hotel room rates soaring, and gas prices at the pump north of $4 a gallon is an ugly combination.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Before the conflict, investors expected many, including the Fed, to keep lowering rates this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Sustained higher inflation could push rates up, but the weakness of the UK's jobs market and sluggish economic growth in general means this is by no means certain.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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