relative
Example Sentences
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The energy sector is another place investors can flock to for relative safety.
From Barron's
You may think the selloff is overdone relative to the scope of the threat — but whether that means stocks will actually stop falling on things like Anthropic product announcements is another question.
From MarketWatch
The WSJ Dollar Index rose Tuesday, while emerging-market currencies such as the Chilean peso, Brazilian real and Hungarian forint slumped relative to the U.S. dollar.
That relative stability may give people the confidence to take time over buying and selling - although local housing markets often have their own dynamics.
From BBC
Entitled “Convenience Lost,” the study focused on Treasurys’ so-called convenience yield, which refers to their yield advantage relative to the presumed risk-free rate.
From MarketWatch
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