differential
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Joint Action: A wide U.S.-Japan yield differential has generated selling pressure on the yen for years, making it appealing for carry trades-in which investors borrow a cheap currency to buy higher-yielding assets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
As long as that differential is positive, it is a bullish sign for the stock market.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
That was the main differential, according to him, that distinguished these two cases.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
“Wattle seed’s coffee and chocolate notes add a native differential to certain dishes, but specifically desserts and canapés,” says Bendrau.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
In effect, the natural processes of differential survival and reproduction do the selecting.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
The won experienced sharp bouts of depreciation earlier this year, whipsawed by geopolitical headwinds that pushed up the dollar, concerns about domestic growth and rate differentials with the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
TOKYO—The yen is under renewed pressure as fresh expectations of Federal Reserve monetary tightening dim the prospects of U.S.-Japan interest-rate differentials narrowing in the currency’s favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Interest-rate differentials, inflation trends and trade balances are usually thought of as drivers of foreign-exchange movement — but, increasingly, the drivers in the currency market are companies looking to expand their offerings in artificial intelligence.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
“Ultimately we expect interest rate differentials to move against” the Australian dollar versus its U.S. counterpart, Clifton adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Nevertheless, underneath all the mathematics, Leibniz’s differentials still had the same forbidden 0/0 nature that plagued Newton’s fluxions.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing differential
"The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century," Vocabulary from Epilogue
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4.3: Origins and Impact of the Western European Empires in the North Atlantic (Sources 1–9)
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 10
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