determinant
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Such a move might generate fears of future inflation and push up long-term interest rates, an important determinant of mortgage costs and businesses’ borrowing expenses, Musalem said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
All of that indicates ADP’s latest employment data could be a key determinant in how both officials and investors view the odds of a December cut.
From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025
BOE rate expectations will “remain a key determinant of sterling’s path in the months ahead,” Vessey said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
Many investors know that valuation is usually not the main determinant for timing stock market corrections.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025
Culture to us seems the great determinant of how human beings conduct themselves; in the relentless academic debate between “nature and nurture,” it is the “nurture” school which commands greater support from the bystanders.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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