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hot number
Idioms and Phrases
Also, hot stuff . Someone or something that is currently popular or fashionable; also, someone or something unconventional or daring. For example, That new song is going to be a hot number , or He really thinks he's hot stuff . These slangy expressions use hot in the sense of “recent” or “fresh,” a usage dating from the 1300s, although hot stuff dates from the 1700s and hot number from about 1900.Example Sentences
A hot number from one of the U.S. economic data releases this week "would certainly do the trick" in pushing dollar/yen to the 152 range, said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.
A hot number from one of the U.S. economic data releases this week "would certainly do the trick" in pushing dollar/yen above 151, said Tony Sycamore, a market analyst at IG.
"I don't think it causes a major, sustained correction in risk assets if we get a hot number tomorrow," said Aaron Hurd, senior portfolio manager, currency, at State Street Global Advisors.
"While it appears to be a hot number on the actual number of people employed, the wage rate is not increasing as fast."
Economists will pore over the release of eurozone consumer price data: A hot number could force the European Central Bank to more aggressively raise interest rates later in the week.
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