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Jan 2024
10m 34s

Say something hawkish I am giving up on ...

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Friday’s economic data was yet another proof of the diverging fortunes between the US economy and the rest of the developed world. In the morning, the UK announced that its retail sales slumped for the second straight year, fueling the worries of a mild recession in the UK this year. But in the afternoon, Michigan’s consumer sentiment index showed ... Show More
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Tech and gold at ATH levels
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