benchmark
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Gold and silver have been trading at a premium in China compared with international benchmarks, a sign of heightened demand.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the market’s throwback benchmark, did indeed touch a new high that day.
Broader benchmark indexes are reflecting it as well.
From Barron's
The consensus of economists calls for a 70,000 increase in payrolls and an unchanged jobless rate of 4.4%—after annual benchmark revisions that will significantly lower last year’s employment totals.
From Barron's
The U.S. stock market rebounded sharply ahead of the weekend, with all three major benchmarks bouncing from Thursday’s selloff.
From MarketWatch
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