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asymmetry

[ey-sim-i-tree] / eɪˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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“The contrast between the slow grind lower in March and the subsequent breakneck rally highlights the U.S. equity market’s pronounced right-tail asymmetry and its longer-term progression toward a more bubble-like regime,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

Ms. Shorr emphasizes a social asymmetry that abets Martin’s lies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

"When you see how young they were, you realise the asymmetry of the power there," Massie commented.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

This creates a structural asymmetry deeper than that of the 20th-century oil economy.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

In the parlance of economists, such a case is known as an information asymmetry.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt




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