volatility
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Rate volatility hurts market liquidity, raises borrowing costs for households and companies, and ripples through the stock market.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Since a primary contributor to that problem is volatility, the boom in leveraged funds targeting single stocks like SpaceX spells danger because an individual security can gyrate more than an index.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
That has Wall Street nervous about potential rate volatility, particularly if the Fed suddenly says less than it has been over the past 30 years — or leaves markets doing more guesswork.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026
Another source of worry for Korea-watchers is the won, which has weakened in the prevailing environment of risk-fueled volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Real risk was not volatility; real risk was stupid investment decisions.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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