futures market
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In the wake of the inflation data, odds of a September rate increase dropped on the Fed funds futures market to roughly 40% from a 50-50 coin toss on Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Traders went from expecting the Federal Reserve to reduce borrowing costs to positioning bets in the futures market in anticipation of the energy shock necessitating rate increases, according to CME Group data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Yet the futures market lately has been “treating silver like a rate-sensitive trading vehicle just as governments and industrial users are starting to treat it as a critical material,” she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 6, 2026
There’s a new macro concern, namely the worry that the Federal Reserve will begin lifting interest rates this year, which really only started getting priced into the futures market in May.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 15, 2026
The Liverpool Cotton Market is both a great "spot" cotton market, and a great "futures" market.
From The Fabric of Civilization A Short Survey of the Cotton Industry in the United States by Guaranty Trust Company of New York
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