benchmark
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BYD’s shares closed 1.1% higher in Hong Kong on Friday, outpacing the benchmark stock index’s 0.7% gain.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
He then used the change in prediction-market implied probabilities of a normalization of Strait of Hormuz traffic to benchmark the moves in macro assets and estimate how much further markets could run.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
The Bank of Korea kept its benchmark seven-day repurchase rate unchanged at 2.50% on Thursday, marking the eighth straight meeting without a change.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Rates on CDs hit 5% a few years ago, but they have been declining along with the Federal Reserve’s benchmark rate.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 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
Vocabulary lists containing benchmark
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