spook
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Economists expect the milestone of 7% to further spook buyers in an already stagnant market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
That was enough to spook markets, with AI and other technology stocks tumbling on Monday and weighing on the broader equity markets.
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
However, they advise caution due to the many uncontrollable factors that could spook a cat outdoors like cars, dogs and wildlife.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Like Bell, Read doesn’t anticipate 7% mortgage rates to spook buyers that much.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
He’s so calm, it’s starting to spook me out.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
Investors expect the bank to raise its key interest rate next month, even as the economy is set to weaken as the conflict spooks investment and household spending.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
This is the eighth and final year Enea’s family of four will be remaking its Van Nuys property into a frightful, walk-through attraction that spooks thousands of visitors each Halloween.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
The correlation will break when an event spooks markets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025
Success after success followed - and cells of plotters were also increasingly infiltrated by spooks finding secret ways to capture chats about plans.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2025
I loved him because he made it plain, never mystical or esoteric, because his science was not rooted in the actions of spooks and mystery gods but in the work of the physical world.
From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
On currency markets, the euro remains wedged at lows last seen in June last year following another heavy fall amid worries about France's high debt levels, which have spooked bond markets.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
The paper says investors have signalled that the gilt market "would not be spooked" by a more modest target, adding that the Treasury and Number 10 are "actively debating" the possibility.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Since then, several severe security incidents have spooked the entire industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
U.S. home sales are in a slump, and inventory has been piling up as buyers get spooked by higher borrowing costs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
Got everybody mad spooked when they saw it, including me.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
A new report discussing OpenAI’s revenue progress seems to be clarifying issues that had been spooking investors.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026
The overnight strikes killed one sailor from India and injured several other crew members, spooking captains and shipping executives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
The trend slammed into reverse on Wednesday after the latest Federal Reserve projections penciled in the risk of an interest-rate hike later this year, spooking stock-market investors.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026
Signal too much eagerness to cut, and he risks spooking the bond market, driving up long-term yields.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
“We might need to find a different alley location. This one is totally spooking Fred. I can tell.”
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
