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How to use the word Upward in a Sentence?

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Mortgage rates continue their upward trajectory as the Federal Reserve signals a more aggressive stance on monetary policy, overall, consumers are spending in sectors that are not interest rate-sensitive, such as travel and dining out. However, rate-sensitive sectors, such as housing, continue to be adversely affected. As a result, would-be homebuyers continue to face the compounding challenges of affordability and low inventory.

Freddie Mac

Found on CNN
1 year ago

While our 2023 forecast anticipates ongoing inflation causing upward pressure on rates, recent favorable data has helped to pull mortgage rates down, as the economy weathers the easing in inflation, mortgage rates may continue to fluctuate in the short term, within the 6% to 7% range that we have seen over the past five months.

Jiayi Xu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Inventory is on an upward trajectory. That opens up for some price easing.

Zack Krelle

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We are continuing an upward trend in lightning.

Chris Vagasky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

That can cause what is known as self-initiated upward lightning, so the lightning occurs because you have charged at the tip of this wind turbine blade that is really close to the base of the cloud, and it’s really easy to get a connection of the electric charge.

Chris Vagasky

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The persistent mismatch between labor supply and demand continues to put upward pressure on wages.

Lauren Goodwin

Found on CNN
1 year ago

He’s taken on quite a task, he is redirecting Twitter in a hopefully upward trajectory, musk has a pretty long history of turning businesses around. … He’s got a pretty good track record so far.

General Counsel Carl Szabo

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

No one wants to be president when gas prices start inching upward, biden and Democrats are facing that reality right now, and that's why you're seeing them cast blame widely.

Myron Ebell

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Pausing student loans for as long as we have, even when, you know, the U.S. economy has bounced back post the pandemic, has been an inflationary ... influence, even if what the White House is saying is true — and I think that's a bit of a stretch — it's still correct to say that this measure is holding in place ... an existing upward pressure on prices.

Jonathan Bydlak

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Expectations are that he will highlight the central bank's commitment to continued monetary tightening for the remainder of the year, the Fed's continued rate hikes, combined with balance sheet reduction through mortgage-backed securities rolloffs are expected to keep upward pressure on mortgage rates.

George Ratiu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Taiwan matters far more to the world economy than its 1 % share of global GDP would indicate, a further escalation in cross-strait tensions that cut Taiwan's export off from the rest of the world would lead to renewed shortages in the automotive and electronics sectors and put further upward pressure on inflation.

Gareth Leather

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Without a clear direction, markets are confining mortgage rates to move within a tighter range, as the sharp upward push has moderated.

George Ratiu

Found on CNN
1 year ago

It's going to take a little bit longer to arrest its upward climb before we bend it and we trend it down, but we're very aggressive about this, and I think we can make a substantial difference in months or a few years' time as opposed to having this be with us for the next generation.

Susan Rice

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Companies will keep enticing you that see the prices have started going up and their paid news anchors will keep barking that upward rally has started. But don't fall their bait and keep on SELLING SHARES

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheispatel
1 year ago

Traders fraternity, keep on selling shares if you want to survive in stock market and don't buy any shares until 1st Nov 2022. Any sudden Upward move is an opportunity to offload your shares from the portfolio and book profit

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheispatel
1 year ago

Stock market will never start upward journey until all investors money have been mercilessly looted by big companies on exchange. News channel will propagate a fabricated stories through hired analysts and anchor for this fall crash and get their commission

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheishmpatel_2
1 year ago

Don't expect any miracle like upward movent to happen today on 19th May in Indian Stock market. Stricly NO BUY of any share until NALCO reaches Rs. 89, SAIL reaches Rs. 79 , ONGC touches Rs.150 and BOI reaches Rs. 40. Tomorrow it will fall further

Lakshheish M Patel

added by laksheishmpatel_1
1 year ago

Often international criminal investigations begin with the' crime base' -- authenticated images, witness testimonies and other evidence concerning killings, torture, rape or other prohibited offenses which may constitute war crimes or crimes against humanity -- and proceed upward along a chain of military or political authority to demonstrate the culpability of those who ordered, or who knew of but failed to prevent/punish, the commission of such crimes.

James Goldston

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Strong job growth will continue to put upward pressures on wages, resulting in higher income and more secure jobs, this strength will then act to expand consumer demand and motivate another cycle of price and wage increases.

Richard Curtin

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are working with our law enforcement partners and the chiefs of all the various agencies in L.A. County to help in providing them ways to have upward deviations in bail for repeat offenders, and that includes auto theft.

Alex Bastian

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Sweet and sour chicken is a good source of protein (from the chicken), but is secretly packed with a ton of added sugar, some have upward of 40 g of added sugar per serving. Added sugar is negative for your health because it can increase risk of obesity, which leads to heart disease.

Allison Tallman

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If an armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine is somehow avoided, a short lived relief rally is likely, but there are still too many worries on the horizon for any type of longer lasting upward move higher in stocks.

George Ball

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Here in Mississippi, we were thinking about a way that our children, particularly in K-12, were taught not to be victims but instead to be successful. We're trying to teach upward mobility and prosperity and empowering the individual.

Chris McDaniel

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Smoke and heat travel upward, that we know -- that's what happened here, it was a very difficult job for our members. Their air tanks contained certain amount of air -- they ran out of air -- many of our members -- and they continued working to try to get as many people out as they could.

Commissioner Nigro

Found on CNN
2 years ago

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