volatile

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“We expect the incoming governor to adopt a more cautious policy stance,” said Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s Benson Wu, citing Shin’s expertise in a volatile, geopolitically driven environment.

From The Wall Street Journal

One consequence of that backdrop is that yields on short-dated government debt, like the 2-year Treasury note, will be “extremely volatile,” Hu said.

From MarketWatch

That is, the options market is expecting a potentially volatile move after the earnings news.

From MarketWatch

As a result, the authors concluded, there is greater “demand for volatile stocks, which results in their over-pricing and their production of inferior returns in the future.”

From MarketWatch

The UK government said the new port would help deliver clean, homegrown electricity, protect households from volatile fossil fuel markets and create up to 5,000 new jobs.

From BBC