curve

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Now software stocks are scraping themselves off the floor—but are still behind the curve as big investors stick with what has worked.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

On the Treasury curve, I would rather lend Uncle Sam money for two years than 30.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

He rejects the Phillips curve paradigm—in which higher employment generates higher inflation through wage pressure—that has guided central banks for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

“If that doesn’t happen, traders will conclude that the Fed is falling behind,” and the yield curve, already a concern for many, could steepen further.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

She and Leo ran for their lives, following the curve as it brought them closer to what she hoped was the center of the room.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan