benchmark

"The 10-year yield acts as a benchmark for trillions of dollars in assets worldwide", the paper explains, and its jump to 5% is "viewed as a worrisome threshold".

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026

Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve has stood pat on its benchmark interest rate.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

So far, A.I. boosters have been quick to take credit when their models hit a new benchmark in email-writing or 3D modeling.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

That’s what happened in late 2024 when the Fed cut its benchmark interest rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Epic in scope, violence, and imagination, Deathstorm is a new benchmark in the fantasy genre and cements forever G. M. Pennington’s status as the American Tolkien.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

In each case that translates into higher rates throughout the financial system, since banks will demand higher returns for all sorts of lending compared to these risk-free benchmarks.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

After months of submitting applications, he accepted a sales job paying $50,000 a year with virtually no chance of earning a commission, based on the company’s benchmarks.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

Both the U.S. and international oil benchmarks are at their highest levels in almost two weeks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Across the globe, bond yields are setting new highs with 10-year benchmarks at their steepest for thirty years in Japan, fifteen years for Germany and 18 years in the U.K.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

If the kid completes the plan and meets the benchmarks, no criminal charges are ever filed.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater