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							<title><![CDATA[Why the Fed Opted for the Big Interest Rate Cut]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, Powell delivered, lowering the Fed'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s benchmark interest rate by a bumper half-point cut to 4.75-5 per cent, kicking off the central bank'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s first easing cycle in more than four years.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[America's Consumer Boom Begins To Falter]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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							<description><![CDATA[Three months before the election, there are signs that demand is weakening.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Is the U.S. Economy Finally Starting To Crack?]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Consensus is breaking down about the pace at which inflation will moderate and just how close the economy is to a cliff edge]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A 'Difficult Spot' for the Fed as Inflation Hammers U.S.]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Amid conflicting economic signals and with midterms looming, the US central bank weighs a critical decision over interest rates]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Alarming Inflation Figures Dash Hopes for Fed Pivot]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Central bank unlikely to soften aggressive tightening programme any time soon, say economists]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Fed Fearful of Doing 'Too Little' vs. Soaring Inflation]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Central bankers signal intention to press ahead with aggressive campaign to tighten monetary policy]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Rising Rents Mean No Shelter From Inflation Storm]]></title>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Colby Smith</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In Eric Farmelant'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s nearly decade-long career as a real estate broker in Miami, he had never witnessed renters engage in bidding wars over rental properties until the coronavirus pandemic fuelled scorching demand for beachfront housing in Florida. He can no longer show four or five...]]></description>
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