probability
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According to the latest reading, the S&P 500 has a 30% probability of crashing over the next two years.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
Investors should take note of mounting tail risks — the probability of an extreme market event — and buy some insurance against a major correction, advise Deutsche Bank strategists.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
By Friday, fed-funds futures placed more than a 50% probability of at least a quarter-point increase by December from the current 3.50% to 3.75%, according to the CME FedWatch tool External link.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
“But the probability around that has declined, and some of the other scenarios are less benign than that and certainly could feature higher, more persistent inflation,” which could require rate hikes, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
There surely is something to these terms, but too often they’re the result of minds intent on discovering meaning where there is only probability.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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