swonk

American  

[swongk] / swɒŋk /

verb

1. a simple past tense of swink.

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Example Sentences

“The effective tariff rate will likely peak a little above 13% in the first quarter and that’s almost half the pace of April 2nd—but it’s still more than four times the pace of a year ago,” said KPMG’s chief economist Diane Swonk.

From The Wall Street Journal

As Swonk noted in a social media post, cutbacks at the BLS had already reduced the staff assigned to sampling prices by 25%.

From Los Angeles Times

“Those cases can show up as zeros in the percent change of the release,” Swonk wrote — obviously lowering the bottom-line figure.

From Los Angeles Times

The delay in sampling, Swonk adds, means that some seasonal price phenomena were missed.

From Los Angeles Times

Inflation data also are incorporated into GDP estimates — the lower the inflation rate, Swonk notes, the better the GDP looks.

From Los Angeles Times