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Equity and fixed-income investors are responding differently to tariff and fiscal policy uncertainty.
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For now, Trump is 'just' insulting Fed Chair Powell, as the Treasury market has pushed back.
Calculated well before the tariff announcement, the US added a robust 228,000 jobs in March.
Powell rebuffed questions about the Fed's future, and his own, but his nebulous comments give the FOMC latitude.
The data did not support the large cut, but the Fed did not want to seem behind the curve.
The Fed’s half-point rate cut shows it still thinks the economy can avoid a recession.
Three things to watch in 2024.
MBS issued by U.S. housing agencies could have advantages for investors if the economy slows.