benchmark
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The same pattern can be seen in traders buying contracts for Brent crude, the other major oil benchmark.
From BBC
However, many economists are much more sceptical about the potential for the Bank to raise the benchmark rate.
From BBC
Brent crude, the international benchmark, ended the session down 11%, just below $100 a barrel, its lowest level since March 11.
Moreover, the benchmark is on course to hit correction territory —when an index falls 10% from its recent high, in this case its late January peak.
From Barron's
Moreover, the benchmark is on course to hit correction territory —when an index falls 10% from its recent high, in this case its late January peak.
From Barron's
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