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had been pricing

  • past perfect progressive of price.

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That’s a drastic change from Feb. 27, the day before the war began, when the market had been pricing in a more-than 80% probability of at least two cuts.

From Barron's Mar. 16, 2026

Over the past weeks, financial markets had been pricing in an October rate increase, after a series of economic data pointed to persistent inflation and resilient corporate activity in Japan, despite higher U.S. tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

"The market, which had been pricing in cuts this year until late May still needs to be convinced that the Fed will in fact deliver two more hikes this year," Chandler said.

From Reuters Jun. 19, 2023

The Bank of England said last week that Britain's economy was set to go into a two-year recession if interest rates rose as much as investors had been pricing.

From Reuters Nov. 11, 2022

All that changed on Tuesday, when a poll suggesting a surge in support for the yes campaign acted as a wake-up call that the vote could be much closer than investors had been pricing in.

From The Guardian Sep. 3, 2014