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benchmark

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


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The benchmark 10-year JGB futures are 0.16 yen lower at 128.69 yen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of policymakers keeping the benchmark interest rate at the target range of 3.50% to 3.75% at the conclusion of the June 16-17 policy meeting.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The result was a two-day chip slide that on Friday dragged South Korea’s benchmark Kospi—heavily influenced by Samsung and SK Hynix—down more than 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

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

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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