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Archive Home > 2006 > May > 08 > Rate hike will pinch profits, say region's businesses

Rate hike will pinch profits, say region's businesses

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
May 8, 2006

Some Central Oregon small businesses say a strong national economy may hurt their bottom lines by enticing the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates again.

Another interest rate hike this week would not deal a devastating blow, but it would eat into profits by raising borrowing costs, local....

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