short-dated
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The lender’s small short-dated negative gap—where funding costs reset faster than loan yields—could help cushion interest-rate weakness, she says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
One consequence of that backdrop is that yields on short-dated government debt, like the 2-year Treasury note, will be “extremely volatile,” Hu said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Users who trade short-dated options in particular, or boom-and-bust options that expire in just days or even hours, have taken to prediction markets, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
By maintaining control and stability on short-dated bills, “you prevent any contagion into the long end” and create a more steady environment overall for consumer and business borrowing, Tang noted.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, the only course open to me was to see about raising money by fresh bills at short dates, wherewith to pay all my other bills, which were also short-dated.
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