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May 2025
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How Policy Shifts Fuel Wall Street’s Rol...

WHARTON BUSINESS DAILY
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Itay Goldstein, Wharton Professor of Finance and Economics, discusses how the Trump administration’s tariff announcements and debates over Federal Reserve independence have introduced uncertainty into financial markets, driving volatility and investor anxiety.

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