After Political Setback for the Democrats, Investor Attention Turns to Fed and Global Economic Trends

The FOMC decision will be announced at 14:00 EDT (18:oo GMT) and followed by Powell’s press conference 30 minutes later. A tapering of Fed net monthly asset purchases currently totaling $80 billion of Treasury securities and $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities is widely expected. Running on an anti-vaccination and anti-progressive cultural message, U.S. Republicans in […]

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