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Old 08-05-2024, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Pugchief View Post
Based on what? The high unemployment? The out of control inflation?

If anything, they should be raising interest rates.
We shall find out in September, but the stock market has held very little sway for Fed decisions in the past.

The Dow is down about 2.75% right now.
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