arcane

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It may be an arcane discussion to most people, but the real-world implications of overhauling the Fed’s models are vast, and could shape monetary policy for years to come.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

But that hasn’t stopped foreign academics, officials and business executives from trying to find out—and some are turning to arcane tea leaf-reading techniques dating back to the era of Mao Zedong.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

I can’t tell you how many times I called or emailed the senior index analyst at S&P Dow Jones Indices to resolve some arcane question no one else could answer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

It’s been a crash course for him, he said, on the often arcane laws that govern who gets to stay in America and who doesn’t.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2026

The Fellini-esque quartet spoke in an arcane language and made references to people with feudal titles who lived centuries ago.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady