prewar

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Meaning bonds have gone back to prewar levels.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The S&P 500 bottomed out on March 30, took just 15 trading days to reclaim its prewar levels and topped the 7000-point mark for only the second time ever.

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

Crude oil prices likely won’t return to prewar levels before the end of 2027, Germany’s state-owned KfW bank warned in a recent note to clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

With tolls of $1 to $2 a barrel, the world oil price would rise by only around $0.05 to $0.40 a barrel, relative to the prewar level, calculates Wolff.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I wore it everywhere, emulating in my own way my father's prewar flair for style.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson