rates

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“Pricing of a rate hike at the April meeting is now as high as 70%, and more than two rate hikes by year-end are priced in,” the rates strategist says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Fed Chair Jerome Powell said last week that interest rates could go in either direction, depending on the risks to the economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Private credit—junk-grade loans generally made to companies taken private in leveraged buyouts—carries high rates of close to 10%.

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

Kids were being diagnosed with high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes at record rates.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama