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benchmark

[bench-mahrk] / ˈbɛntʃˌmɑrk /
NOUN
reference point
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STRONGEST


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Yields on benchmark German sovereign bunds have inched down since the announcement.

From Barron's

Yields on benchmark German sovereign bunds have inched down since the announcement.

From Barron's

Even so, benchmark U.S. crude futures’ 2.4% gain Monday, to $58.08 a barrel, left them trading at one of their lowest values of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Fed cut rates by a quarter percentage point at three straight meetings starting in September, bringing its benchmark rate down to a range of 3.5% to 3.75%.

From MarketWatch

If they find contamination above state benchmarks, they are required to excavate another layer of that soil and conduct additional rounds of testing.

From Los Angeles Times