curve

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After oil prices rose amid widening Middle East conflict, JGB yields rose and the yield curve eventually steepened, JPMorgan’s Japan Markets Research says in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But when the chain enters new markets, there can be a learning curve for consumers new to the concept, Moran said, so opening stores in clusters may help word spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The change was big, and the curve was steep.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

The commercial M365 revenue growth curve “should be bending higher and yet it’s not,” the note said about the sentiment of customers in Asia.

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

Her eyes narrow, focusing on the reflections in the curve of the watch, and then they soften, looking at something beyond the watch, beyond the train.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern