speculative
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Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state TV that reports of an agreement were "speculative" and "nothing has been finalised".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Concerns have been mounting about extreme leverage amid the speculative frenzy that has surrounded the Korean equity market over the last year or so.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
The latest measures to support the currency were announced hours after authorities issued fresh verbal warnings against volatility in the forex market, citing speculative activity in NDF products.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Quantum computing remains a speculative investment, with Quantinuum and peers yet to broadly commercialize technology.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
To generate profits, Bear Stearns, like every other Wall Street firm, was perching more and more speculative bets on top of each dollar of its capital.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing speculative
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