Will interest rates drop as anticipated in 2026?

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BALANCED APPROACH: Jillian J. DeShiro, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Centreville Bank, says banks need to be able to operate in a high-rate environment and a low-rate environment “because you don’t get to choose which one you’re in.” 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO
BALANCED APPROACH: Jillian J. DeShiro, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Centreville Bank, says banks need to be able to operate in a high-rate environment and a low-rate environment “because you don’t get to choose which one you’re in.” 
PBN PHOTO/­MICHAEL SALERNO

For Rhode Island’s business owners, homeowners and lenders, 2026 is shaping up to be a year defined in part by two questions: When will interest rates come down? And by how much? After years of elevated borrowing costs aimed at cooling inflation, markets are signaling that the Federal Reserve will continue easing its federal fund

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