benchmark

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Brazil's central bank kept its benchmark Selic rate at 15 percent in January, for the fifth time in a row, in a bid to curb inflation which stood at 4.44 percent the same month.

From Barron's

U.S. gasoline and diesel prices also are tied to global benchmarks such as Brent.

From Barron's

Even after a run-up in crude in recent weeks, benchmark U.S. futures were trading around $76 a barrel—far below their inflation-adjusted average of roughly $96 over the past two decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

The benchmark is down 120 points lower at the start of trading on Tuesday, a move that would take it back to levels last seen in late December.

From Barron's

The conflict around the Persian gulf is also impacting the natural gas market, with benchmark European prices surging to their highest in about three years after Iranian attacks caused the shutdown of Qatari production.

From MarketWatch