overshoot

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According to the study, dependence on fossil fuels has temporarily hidden the effects of ecological overshoot by supporting food production, industrial growth, and energy supplies.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

“We think it is likely spreads are now on the verge of entering overshoot territory,” Nathaniel Rosenbaum, JPMorgan Chase head of U.S. high-grade credit strategy, and colleagues wrote in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

It remains entirely conceivable that our mid-year forecast of the 4.5% area is very achievable, but for now we’re undeniably looking up in yield, and we remain in an overshoot tendency,” he said.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The typical consequence is that bond rallies tend to overshoot, with the result that they reverse in the subsequent month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

As the next turn drew near, the hovercars were headed straight for her, moving slower now, their pilots realizing that at top speed they would overshoot her every time.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld