rate
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This might ease inflationary pressures and soothe investor worries over central banks’ rate increases that typically reduce the non-interest-bearing appeal of the precious metal.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
Ben Harrison, director of the Work Foundation at Lancaster University, said this was making life "particularly difficult" for young people as the youth unemployment rate has reached 14.7%, its highest since late 2014.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Tough talk from the Federal Reserve about rate hikes may be needed to ease the Treasury market’s rout.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
That same day, UK 10-year gilt yield – a measure of the effective interest rate on a 10-year loan to government – fell back, something attributed to Burnham's attempt to calm markets.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
On a usual day, operators are making sure that the chain reaction clips along at just the right rate for power production.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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