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Jul 8
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Volatility as a Strategy

Marketscreener
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President Trump's tariff threats against fourteen nations, paired with a rollback of clean energy tax credits, have turned economic policy into a spectacle of brinkmanship and reactive markets. As global leaders scramble to meet an August 1 deadline, Wall Street has learned to profit from the chaos, wagering on Fed rate cuts triggered by the very volatility Washington manufactures.

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