volatile
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Fed Chair Warsh’s quiet style of communicating interest-rate policy has led to more volatile markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
Rates have been very volatile under under Chairman Kevin Warsh, who took over the post in May.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 12, 2026
While energy-price growth slowed sharply in October, core inflation — which strips out volatile food and energy prices — rose even more quickly than expected, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026
It is floating at a volatile time for AI firms.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Whereas Jackson tended toward a more volatile and pulpit-thumping style reminiscent of an itinerant Presbyterian minister in the revivalistic mode, Smith preferred the more measured cadences of the South Carolina aristocrat steeped in Ciceronian formalities.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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