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benchmark

[bench-mahrk] / ˈbɛntʃˌmɑrk /
NOUN
reference point
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STRONGEST


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This “easing bias” was put in place last December, after the Fed voted on the last of three consecutive rate cuts that brought its benchmark policy rate down to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026

It’s almost time for the S&P 500’s quarterly shake-up, which could usher Marvell Technology and several other stocks into the benchmark index.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Pan thinks the annual preliminary benchmark revision to payroll data, to be released in September, may validate the nonfarm payroll estimates, something that hasn’t happened in recent years.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

And just 25% of stocks outperformed the benchmark index last month, compared with 59% at the start of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner




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