underlie
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The logic of the Goldman Sachs estimate is similar to that underlying academic studies tracing back to the Frey-Osborne framework, which classifies occupations by susceptibility to computerization.
The fund’s underlying index is reconstituted twice a year after the Russell Midcap Index is reconstituted in June and November.
From MarketWatch
The meeting minutes showed that some BOJ board members pointed out the possibility that rising import prices could affect underlying inflation by altering inflation expectations.
“The sharper-than-expected rise in underlying inflation makes it all but certain that the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates at its meeting next week,” said Abhijit Surya, economist at Capital Economics.
“These patterns do not account for underlying fundamentals such as earnings results, shifts in monetary or fiscal policy expectations, evolving economic conditions, or geopolitical developments.”
From Barron's
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