hedge
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Gold may no longer be trading primarily as an inflation hedge or an inverse bet on interest rates.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
Some market participants say the rising role of hedge funds can benefit the government bond market.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Now, pensions and other long-run investors are pulling back in search of higher returns elsewhere, leaving a void filled by hedge funds and other faster-twitch traders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Asked whether Canada would try to sell itself as a hedge against an increasingly volatile and protectionist United States, the finance minister said: "I don't compare with others."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
She thought it was a squirrel in the hedge until she heard a girl's voice hiss, "Nancy! Bess! George!"
From "Scream for Ice Cream: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #2" by Carolyn Keene
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The compound comes with a three-car garage, two ipe wood decks, several outdoor seating areas, and drought-resistant landscaping that abounds with leafy hedges and mature trees.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mortgage companies often make hedges against their portfolios of mortgages, which change in value with interest rates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
By the time Det Con Ryan came across it, it was partially obscured by overgrown hedges and long grass.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
That plate went back and forth through the hedges between our houses for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
I skirted fields, and hedges, and lanes till after sunrise.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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This year, they hedged and met her Israeli husband’s family in Greece to see how the situation in the Middle East was unfolding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In this way, you will be largely hedged against changes in interest rates across the credit spectrum.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Astoria launched a hedged growth fund for separately managed accounts in late 2020 that offers strategies similar to buffered ETFs.
From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026
EasyJet, for example, hedged 80% of its fuel supply for the first half of the year at $717/tonne - but finding the remainder at prevailing prices cost the airline an extra £25m in March alone.
From BBC ● May 3, 2026
The Company camped beside the Stone, but they slept little, because of the dread of the Shadows that hedged them round.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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Jet fuel prices will remain elevated over the July-December period, it forecast, vowing to pursue mitigating actions such as hedging for crude oil price changes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
We’re continuing to see high demand around pre-issuance hedging particularly from investment grade issuers, partly driven by these market movements.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
You can already see some hedging in what he’s been saying about the race.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
When the S&P 500 rises, these hedging flows can suppress further gains as market makers become sellers.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
I’ve been around the block enough times to know when someone’s hedging.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
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