How to Use interest rate in a Sentence

interest rate

noun
  • Bonds have a price, an interest rate, and a term.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • Long-term interest rates were low.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • What will the Fed do with interest rates?
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • This is a setback for Fed interest rate cut hopes.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • There’s no reason to raise interest rates.
    — NBC news, 7 June 2026
  • Find out how low your mortgage loan interest rate could be today.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • The Fed might feel pressure to keep interest rates high longer.
    — Staff Reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • Lenders build interest rates for longer-term loans like consumer mortgages on two parts.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
  • What interest rate would GameStop pay?
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026
  • When people get their interest rate wrong, they get annoyed.
    — Sam Sammane, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
  • Log into your accounts and sort by interest rate.
    — Staff Reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • What will Warsh say about future interest rates?
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • What's a good mortgage interest rate this June?
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • And that translation has to run through interest rates.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 June 2026
  • Check the interest rate on your current savings.
    — Staff Reports, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • Is the Fed likely to cut interest rates later this year?
    — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Fed is meeting this week to talk about interest rates.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Most folks want low inflation and interest rates.
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • Prices are going up, interest rates are going up, and we're mired in this war in Iran.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Before that, the Fed cut interest rates a quarter-point three straight times.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Before that, the Fed cut interest rates a quarter-point three straight times.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Weak growth pushes real interest rates down.
    — Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • Longer-term bonds can be sensitive to rising interest rates.
    — Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
  • Last year, Warsh voiced support for lower interest rates.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 June 2026
  • Shop for mortgage interest rates online now.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
  • But the Fed isn’t the only market force that decides the path of interest rates.
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 15 June 2026
  • Disney struck its deal when interest rates were low and capital was abundant.
    — Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026
  • Those pressures don’t just show up as higher interest rates on government debt.
    — Jared Bernstein, The Atlantic, 25 May 2026
  • Higher interest rates are among the reasons for a more stagnant market.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
  • There were developers looking at it, and then interest rates went up.
    — John Meyer, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026

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