correlation
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The two-year Treasury yield, considered more sensitive to Fed policy, rose to 4.135% from 4.043% after the stronger-than-expected U.S. labor report, breaking the recent correlation between yields-dollar and oil prices.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
There is a strong inverse correlation between an IPO’s PSR and its subsequent three-year return.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“There is a very, very clear correlation between housing costs and homelessness, and that does not mean that drugs are not a factor. They absolutely are a factor.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Mr. Rock was highlighting the correlation between unemployment and crime, but public safety isn’t the only concern raised by a large population of idle young males.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
He is intrigued by this correlation but, like the “Moratorium” author, fails to see the direction in which the correlation runs.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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