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inversely

[in-vurs-lee] / ɪnˈvɜrs li /


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Bond yields move inversely to bond prices, falling as prices rise, and vice versa.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

And it has only gotten harder with benchmark yields at the highest level in two dozen years, and prices inversely falling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

Japanese investors souring on Treasurys would add to upward pressure on yields, which move inversely to bond prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

That would sting, since bond prices and yields move inversely, but it would be peanuts compared with the 4.25% rate hike in 2022.

From Barron's ● May 21, 2026

He also noted, though, from Kepler’s laws, that the ‘endeavours of receding from the Sun’ of the planets in their orbits were inversely proportional to the squares of their distances from the Sun.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin


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