rates
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Wall Street has been hoping bigger tax refunds, lower interest rates and easing price increases would clear the way for a better 2026 for retailers.
From MarketWatch
If this background signal is not detected at a certain level, it rules out slower expansion rates.
From Science Daily
Named for a favorite buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the agreement pledged the signers to trade only with one another, and at set rates.
From Barron's
Named for a favorite buttonwood tree on Wall Street, the agreement pledged the signers to trade only with one another, and at set rates.
From Barron's
This see-saw effect, which protected portfolios for decades, broke in 2022, when the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates to fight inflation—and both stocks and bond prices fell.
From Barron's
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