triggered

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However, a sharp weakening of the Japanese yen triggered a massive secular outperformance for Japanese exporters, specifically automotive and electronics stocks.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

When then-Fed Chair Paul Volcker had to sharply raise rates in the 1980s to get inflation under control, it triggered a severe recession.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

That betrayal may have triggered a political and criminal reckoning on both sides of the border.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The judgment, which was triggered by a case brought by the attorney general for Northern Ireland, will apply across the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It proves to have been triggered by many of the same causes that played themselves out at Cajamarca, in East Asia, on Pacific islands, and in Australia and New Guinea.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond