holding pattern
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The S&P 500 is up less than 1% year to date through Thursday’s close and has basically gone nowhere since October, a “near-unprecedented holding pattern,” notes Mark Hackett, Chief Markets Strategist for Nationwide.
From Barron's
The S&P 500 is up less than 1% year to date through Thursday’s close and has basically gone nowhere since October, a “near-unprecedented holding pattern,” notes Mark Hackett, Chief Markets Strategist for Nationwide.
From Barron's
So, as it stands, both Jersey and the Isle of Man are in a holding pattern, waiting for their respective assisted dying bills to get pass into law.
From BBC
Many manufacturers, retailers, importers and others are being thrust back into a holding pattern reminiscent of last year, when uncertainty over tariffs made even the basics of business hard to figure out.
The bond market has moved into a holding pattern while traders parse his past statements.
From Barron's
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