risk-free

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No medicine is risk-free and these drugs have improved many patients' lives, it said.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

That will likely lead to a big reset of stock market forecasts if and when the conflict subsides, leaving investors to navigate weaker growth prospects, higher risk-free interest rates, and elevated commodity prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Savers accept lower returns to own risk-free Treasury debt because it usually acts as a shock absorber.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

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 • Mar. 3, 2026

The Wall Street bond traders on the other end of the phone from Howie Hubler came away with the impression that he considered these bets entirely risk-free.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis