interest rate

Example Sentences

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They cut a key U.S. interest rate three times late last year to make sure the labor market didn’t get any worse.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The minutes covered the governing council’s deliberations that started March 13 leading up to the March 18 policy decision, at which time officials left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The FCA banned DCAs in 2021, arguing they provide an incentive for a buyer to be charged a higher-than-necessary interest rate, leaving them paying too much.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The market is even starting to price in the possibility of interest rate hikes if oil prices remain high and lead to concern about inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

“The company's going to loan them the money, almost no interest rate, twenty years to pay.”

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam