overshoot
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"In other words, getting inflation down after five years of overshoot and six months of more recent core reacceleration."
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
“We think it is likely spreads are now on the verge of entering overshoot territory,” Nathaniel Rosenbaum, JPMorgan Chase head of U.S. high-grade credit strategy, and colleagues wrote in a recent note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
The typical consequence is that bond rallies tend to overshoot, with the result that they reverse in the subsequent month.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 20, 2026
The Fed typically hesitates to respond to price spikes caused by changes in energy prices, which are known for being bumpy, but she said the persistent overshoot might make that "harder to do this time".
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
Someone is there with a kidney dish, but I overshoot and hear liquid splash across the floor, splattering against the wall.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
And the high fixed costs encourage producers to run fabs at full capacity—even when supply overshoots demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
The implication is clear: Central banks are preparing the public for a world in which inflation persistently overshoots 2%.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Even if the company overshoots its needs, it would “simply grow into the capacity over time,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 11, 2026
“Sometimes it overshoots and then it will actually tank, which will make you feel less energetic.”
From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2023
What corresponds to the inertia whereby it overshoots its mark?
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 by Various
The chip selloff looks like it overshot, too.
From Barron's ● Jun. 6, 2026
“We think the market has overshot, but pricing a couple of hikes would not be wildly disproportionate, given that the energy shock could now trigger second-round effects,” Pantheon economists said in a note.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Stuart McCloskey's clean break came after replacement Jack van Poortvliet, who had long arrived on the field in place of the injured Alex Mitchell, overshot the read, with Ollie Lawrence then fended off.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Landlords raced to build or buy sound stages to accommodate all the production, and they may have overshot the mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
But she overshot slightly, and her momentum throws her forward.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
That forecast sees inflation overshooting the ECB's two-percent inflation target this year and next.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda noted board members are concerned about prices overshooting due to higher energy costs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
It then touched down but failed to stop on the runway, overshooting the tarmac before coming to rest in shallow water, the CAA's director Ahmed Macalin Hassan said.
From BBC ● Feb. 10, 2026
Despite inflation overshooting during 2021-22, inflation expectations in the U.S. remained anchored.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 14, 2026
The cars disappeared into the distance, overshooting as she skimmed the iron vein.
From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld
