volatile
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Markets are overlooking the potential upside boost to earnings prospects for investment banks that volatile markets and heavy new equity issuance may provide in the coming months.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
In the three months to April - which is generally seen as a less volatile measure - the ONS said the economy grew by 0.7% compared with the previous three-month period.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
TOKYO—The Bank of Japan faces a critical test next week, when it will chart the course for monetary policy in a volatile environment of surging energy prices, persistent yen weakness and building political pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
“Tightening liquidity at the same time that megacap tech companies are seeking to raise hundreds of billions of dollars is leading to a fragile and volatile market environment,” he says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
"The whole park is so volatile that it’s essentially impossible to draw conclusions from almost anything that happens."
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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