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To state the obvious, the President's Fed bashing is raising long-term interest rates (operating through the risk premium). This will raise mortgage and other borrowing rates and be contractionary. The wealth effect from a falling stock market also contractionary.
Apr 21, 2025, 7:14 PM
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