Word: interest
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...specter is haunting Wall Street--the specter of runaway interest rates. Yields on bellwether U.S. 30-year Treasury bonds in early June jumped to just over 6%, the highest close in more than a year, as nervous traders bid prices lower. They are taking no chances that a flare-up of inflation will squeeze the real return to buyers...
...gloom-and-doom scenario, the Federal Reserve Board will not be satisfied with such modest rate hikes. In order to nip in the bud any renewal of inflation, the Fed will begin an aggressive tightening of credit and deliberately push interest rates much higher still. That will cause a chain reaction. It will knock stock and bond prices much lower, make consumer buying and business investment more difficult to finance, and maybe put a stop to what is about to become the longest economic expansion in U.S. history...
...There's a lot of interest in pre-med type course," McGee said. "The sciences are always strong...
...involvement in undergraduate life is minimal, nor will you hear much from him on other fronts either. He rarely speaks out on College matters and is a strict party-liner on other issues of public interest...
...flight duty. American Airlines spokesman Chris Chiames told the New York Times his company had no such habits, but his denial surely belongs in the flack hall of fame: "Every day we go out and sell our product, which is safe transportation," he said. "There is nothing in our interest to call into question our commitment to safety...