as in flow
a flowing or going out
over the last year the state experienced an unprecedented brain drain as the outflow of highly educated professionals exceeded the inflow
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This ranges from foreign trade data, monthly output data on oil and gas, capital inflows and outflows, financial statements of major companies, central bank monetary base data, foreign direct investment data, domestic value added by industry, and lending and loan origination data.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
After attracting more than $900 million in two consecutive days, most Bitcoin ETFs experienced outflows on January 7, resulting in net inflows of only $52 million.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
While April and August saw more returns than departures, the overall trend remains a net outflow.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The worst day of outflows to date was Jan. 8, when bitcoin ETFs recorded $583 million of outflows.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
After attracting more than $900 million in two consecutive days, most Bitcoin ETFs experienced outflows on January 7, resulting in net inflows of only $52 million.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
While April and August saw more returns than departures, the overall trend remains a net outflow.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
The worst day of outflows to date was Jan. 8, when bitcoin ETFs recorded $583 million of outflows.
—Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Outflow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outflow. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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