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Jun 2022
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What a More Aggressive Fed Means for the...

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This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, NEAR and FTX US.    On this episode of “The Breakdown,” NLW looks at the Federal Reserve’s increasing hawkishness on inflation. He explains how market expectations around Fed interest rate raises have shifted, and also explains how the mortgage and housing markets are being impacted in ways that have potentially prob ... Show More
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