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[as-et] / ˈæs ɛt /


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When asked about the Treasury rout Wednesday, Warsh pointed to global “hot spots” and several other factors putting pressure on the “the most important asset anywhere in the world.”

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The strait won’t be worthless, but it’s a depreciating asset.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

“It’s the risk-free asset upon which every price of virtually every asset in the world is related to,” he said.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The BOE holds £368 billion in total as part of its asset purchase facility portfolio as of September this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Their strength would be an asset, Bolles knew, but rowing—he understood as well as anyone—was at least as much art as brawn, and a keen intelligence was just as important as brute strength.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

The head of the BlackRock Investment Institute notes—against the backdrop of stronger economic growth—the rate hike may not be bad news for risk assets.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

Space Force, the service of the armed forces that deals with this topic, has defined space control as efforts to “destroy, disrupt, or degrade” vital assets in outer space.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

The U.S. is still an economic behemoth with the most powerful military in world history and assets all over the globe.

From Salon Sep. 17, 2026

AQR Capital Management, the quant-driven investment firm, mapped how different assets and strategies are correlated to different economic environments.

From MarketWatch Sep. 17, 2026

The trillion-dollar question was, What were those assets?

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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