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The wind up for the most telegraphed rate hike in history was supposed to achieve one thing: generate benign inflation in the form of a rising short end and a broadly steeper yield curve, or in short: boost inflation expectations without crashing the market (recall after 7 years of ZIRP and QE all the media is blasting is that “rate hikes are good for stocks”) – after all why else would the Fed be hiking rates if not to offset the market’s inflationary expectations and to have “dry policy powder” ahead of the next recession, even if said powder was a meager 25 basis points.

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Digging in to the retailer’s just-announced second-quarter results.

The shiny stuff in Huggies wipes is a blend of fibers, the Kimberly-Clark-owned brand says.
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In the Wall Street Journal over the weekend:
– Says the recent PBOC currency moves are squeezing yuan funds out of the market and renewing concerns over capital leaving Chinese shores
More at the article:

Submitted by John Smith

Bitcoin XT: Premature intervention?

TLDR: Bitcoin XT proposes a premature fix to a potential problem; let’s first wait and see how market forces react

These viewpoints illustrate my main objections to the Bitcoin XT proposal.
They are NOT comprehensive explanations of the proposed changes!

     -PUBELIUS

BITCOIN XT FOR ACCOUNTANTS:

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Good morning, afternoon or evening to all ForexLive participants and welcome to the start of the new FX week.
As is usual for a Monday morning, interbank market liquidity is very thin until liquidity improves as more Asian centres come on online … prices are liable to swing around on not too much at all, so take care out there.

There’s a key difference between the supermarket giant and its competitors.