speculators
Example Sentences
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To fund the government, the U.S. is now increasingly dependent on volatile demand from leveraged speculators in the form of basis trades.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
Net short positions in futures tied to the Nasdaq-100 index among speculators recently climbed to some of the highest levels of the past two decades, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
The big monetary guns appear to be deterring currency speculators.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
"Even if the actual amount of intervention is not particularly large, the prolonged sense of vigilance regarding intervention will be effective in deterring speculators."
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
He made new contacts in New Orleans, shook hands with speculators backed by the Bank of England.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
