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Yields, which move inversely to prices, are on track to fall more than 10 basis points across the week, largely reflecting investor buying as tech stocks fell on Monday.
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Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Because temperature and altitude are inversely related—imagine descending a mountain—this is bringing the ice into contact with warmer air, leading to melt, leading to further loss of elevation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Socioeconomic status is inversely correlated with morbidity and mortality.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Another thing to keep in mind: Rising bond yields actually mean that bond prices are falling — the two move inversely to each other.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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Harry Robertson. Iain Withers, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
Because temperature and altitude are inversely related—imagine descending a mountain—this is bringing the ice into contact with warmer air, leading to melt, leading to further loss of elevation.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
Socioeconomic status is inversely correlated with morbidity and mortality.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Another thing to keep in mind: Rising bond yields actually mean that bond prices are falling — the two move inversely to each other.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Inversely.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inversely. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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