What's the difference between bearish and boarish?

Bearish


Definition:

  • (a.) Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in temper or manners.

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  • (1) The bearish 44-year-old chief executive seems about as pleased to have an interview in the diary as a boy faced with a plate of broccoli.
  • (2) Gallo writes: We have been bearish on Spain and Spanish banks since March, and we see new reasons to be short today: increasing macro pressures, new policy mistakes from the central government and increasing capital flight and balkanisation of Spain's financial markets.
  • (3) Interestingly, a closer look at Japan's performance over the past decade suggests little reason for persistent bearish sentiment.
  • (4) Gotbaum and others sought to persuade the teachers’ union boss Shanker to stack the nearly half-billion dollars of teachers’ pension funds behind the city’s bonds, too (there were rumours that the bearish Gotbaum had threatened to throw him out of an eighth-storey window if he didn’t go along).
  • (5) A third factor is that currencies are being debased in the developed world, where sovereign debt is at record levels and bearish commentators fear the dollar could slump 20% in the next two years.
  • (6) While some analysts criticised the design of the circuit breaker, saying it inadvertently encouraged bearish sentiment, the regulator said the mechanism had helped calm markets and protect investors – although it said the mechanism needed to be further improved.
  • (7) We believe the net commodity market effects are bearish,” it said.
  • (8) But others remained bearish on the group's longer-term prospects.
  • (9) We're like sovereign and supplicant, but Perlman, at once bearish and boyish, remains a plain-spoken kid from the northern end of Manhattan, not anxious to lord it up or sound too clever.
  • (10) The bank has been one of the most bearish voices in the City about sterling.
  • (11) It will become obvious in the next recession that many of these debts will never be serviced or repaid, and this will be uncomfortable for a lot of people who think they own assets that are worth something.” Tom Porcelli, chief US economist at RBC Capital Markets, noted that polls of investors showed investors were more bearish on Wall Street than at any time since mid-1987.
  • (12) However, similar calls in the past have had little impact in fending off bearish pressure against the currency, with international investors such as George Soros publicly arguing that the currency is set to decline further .
  • (13) The real Jonathan is warm and bearish, with a mohican, chic specs, a scarlet fleece, hippyish brown leather shoes – loads of visual flair.
  • (14) Hence, we remain bearish, even after the notable downward move already.” The stock market in China opened the week with fresh falls in share prices , which dropped 5% to their lowest level since last September.
  • (15) One leading investor, George Soros, has sounded a bearish note, however, describing the steep climb of gold as " the ultimate bubble ".
  • (16) In private, Cable is said to be bearish about the economy's prospects and anxious about the impact of the fiscal squeeze.
  • (17) Trading volumes are still rather low, with bearish investors pushing shares lower ( see 10.03am ).
  • (18) During his time at JP Morgan, Iksil is reported to have generated $100m, and is usually known for his bearish stances, performing particularly well during downturns.
  • (19) For every bearish analyst who warns that the sugar-fuelled optimism will end in tears there's a bull convinced that the markets have further to climb.
  • (20) As VTB Capital put it: Overall sentiment remains bearish, and much will still depend on macro data with bearish implications for gold into 2014 as currency yields gain ground and players turn away from gold in favour of better returns, with little need for inflation or safe-haven hedging in the next year.

Boarish


Definition:

  • (a.) Swinish; brutal; cruel.

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