hedge against
phrasal verb
hedged against; hedging against; hedges against
: to protect oneself from (something)
They hedge against inflation by investing their money.
looking for ways to hedge against risk/failure
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Bitcoin is down 28% over the past 12 months, while gold is up 72% during the same period — a testament to the latter’s utility as a hedge against macro risks.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While many institutional investors continue to view gold as a hedge against interest-rate shifts, central-bank buying and global uncertainty, silver’s surge is increasingly seen as an industrial rally pushed higher largely by speculative positioning — not economic and other fundamental factors.
—Alfred Cang, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Gold and silver have soared over the last year, while more recently investors have piled into the precious metals as a hedge against risks stemming from economic uncertainty and rising global debt.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Gold, which is viewed as a hedge against inflation and a loss of Fed independence, plummeted 8% on Friday.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2026
While many institutional investors continue to view gold as a hedge against interest-rate shifts, central-bank buying and global uncertainty, silver’s surge is increasingly seen as an industrial rally pushed higher largely by speculative positioning — not economic and other fundamental factors.
—Alfred Cang, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Gold and silver have soared over the last year, while more recently investors have piled into the precious metals as a hedge against risks stemming from economic uncertainty and rising global debt.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Gold, which is viewed as a hedge against inflation and a loss of Fed independence, plummeted 8% on Friday.
—Matt Egan, CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2026
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“Hedge against.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hedge%20against. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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