long-dated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Hunt and partner Van Hoisington run a firm in Austin that does one thing: It buys long-dated U.S. government bonds when it believes inflation is headed down, and sits on its hands when it doesn’t.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Italy will hold its end-of-month auctions for short-dated BTPs and linkers on Tuesday, and for medium- to long-dated BTPs and floating rate notes on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The 2023 collapse of Silicon Valley Bank was the result of losses on its holdings of long-dated securities, which had to be liquidated when the bank experienced large withdrawals by depositors.
From MarketWatch ● May 20, 2026
Yields on long-dated U.K. government bonds, known as gilts, rose to their highest in more than a decade on Monday due to a combination of global inflation concerns and U.K. political uncertainty.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
You buy your breeding herd for a ridiculously small sum, on long-dated bills.
From Three Elephant Power and Other Stories by Paterson, A. B. (Andrew Barton)
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