bond
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Rodriguez had a hunch he might propose because they had formed such a tight bond during their overseas trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The result has been a huge expansion of two popular government bond trades, arbitraging Treasurys or British gilts against bond futures or swaps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The planned purchases are expected to support the bond market that day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The opposite is true if bond yields fall, of course.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Some crafty bond market person had gazed upon the subprime mortgage sprawl, as an ambitious real estate developer might gaze upon Oakland, and found an opportunity to rebrand some of the turf.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
This is particularly true for the overnight repurchase, or repo, market, where borrowers pledge bonds for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Insurance companies, which invest policyholder premiums in bonds and other debt investments, are allowed to lend to so-called affiliated entities—those with ties to the insurer’s owner—as long as the loans are disclosed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Germany will sell August 2036-dated Bunds on Wednesday, while France will sell short- and medium-term nominal bonds as well as inflation-linked bonds on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In commentary published Thursday, Buchbinder explains that the stock market’s relationship with bonds is fluid.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Could Mike Burry sell them $25 million of the stuff, at really generous prices, on the subprime mortgage bonds of his choosing?
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Usyk presented Trump with a signed boxing glove and the two men bonded over their love for the late Muhammad Ali, with whom Usyk shares a birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The students’ process of losing teachers they had bonded with, come to trust and looked forward to having again is anything but painless.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
The year before Trump’s reelection, Trump and Steve Witkoff bonded especially tightly.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026
"Instantly we bonded because we figured we were the only two guys who were playing wheelchair tennis in the whole world," says Parks.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
In one sense, we were huddled in there, bonded together in seeking security and warmth and comfort from each other, and we didn’t know it.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
Isa's comments section filled with people bonding over similar experiences of living alone or having no friends, and finding comfort in "feeling seen".
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Research has linked synchronized movement with social bonding and increased pain thresholds, while studies of dance and movement therapy have found benefits for depression, anxiety and interpersonal functioning.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
This type of bonding is far more common in nonmetals than in metals.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
It’s a tale of substitute mothers and daughters, bonding out of both expediency and love, as well as the toll on those left behind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
I also met Gabourey Sidibe, star of the film Precious, and we had a bonding moment.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
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