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jumpy

[juhm-pee] / ˈdʒʌm pi /


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“The market is very, very jumpy when it comes to the risks to foreign demand” for Treasurys, said Thomas Simons, a money-market economist for Jefferies in New York.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

As rates retreated from recent highs, investors have gotten jumpy at reports of troubled corporate borrowers.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Bond markets have been jumpy, reflecting the firmed-up rate hike expectations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025

"Both the US and Taiwan are paranoid and jumpy about Palau switching," said Graeme Smith, a senior fellow at the Australian National University.

From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025

So many years around the Commandant would make me jumpy too.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir




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