underpin
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To be sure, May’s strong jobs report should underpin economic optimism.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
This, in turn, might maintain high inflationary pressures in Japan and underpin expectations for BOJ rate increases.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
And the supply/demand imbalance is continuing to underpin oil prices.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
The budgetary equation is all the more fraught because inflation is likely to push central banks to raise their benchmark rates, which underpin all interest rates, Juvyns said.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
The AIG FP traders present were shocked by how little thought or analysis seemed to underpin the subprime mortgage machine: It was simply a bet that home prices would never fall.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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