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Jun 2024
13m 53s

Heads I Win, Tails I Win

Interactive Brokers Podcast
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Steve Sosnick, IBKR’s Chief Strategist and Jose Torres, the firm’s Senior Economist, discuss the market’s reaction to last week’s Payrolls report and how this week’s CPI report and FOMC meeting might influence interest rate policy over the coming months. 
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