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The European Central Bank is also overwhelmingly expected to raise interest rates by 25 basis points at its own monetary policy meeting on Thursday, LSEG data shows.
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Lee Ying Shan,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Gross margin has already decreased by 230 basis points year-over-year to 77.1% as the product mix increasingly gravitates toward semiconductor items.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Excluding a tariff impact of 30 basis points, gross margin was even with last year.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
That’s roughly 55 basis points lower than the multi-year summit briefly notched in late May.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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Lee Ying Shan,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 10 June 2026
Gross margin has already decreased by 230 basis points year-over-year to 77.1% as the product mix increasingly gravitates toward semiconductor items.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026
Excluding a tariff impact of 30 basis points, gross margin was even with last year.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
That’s roughly 55 basis points lower than the multi-year summit briefly notched in late May.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026
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“Basis point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/basis%20point. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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