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US Borrowing Costs Hit Multi-decade Highs As Fed Readies Rate Hike
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August brought multi-decade highs in borrowing costs and a Federal Reserve preparing to hike interest rates, six months into the central bank's campaign to curb inflation.
The rise in yields across Treasuries and other debt markets reflects investor expectations of further policy tightening, as well as concerns about the fiscal outlook. The Fed's rate increases have pushed borrowing costs for households and businesses to levels not seen in years, with mortgage rates and corporate bond yields climbing sharply.
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Source: The Baltic Times
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