How markets are responding to the prospect of another Trump presidency
by David Brancaccio, Ariana Rosas and Nic Perez
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We’ll unpack what a Trump win means for stocks, bonds, tariffs, interest rates and more.
Major changes ahead for the central bank?
The Federal Reserve is meeting today and tomorrow to determine what to do next about interest rates. The central bank is designed to do its work insulated from politicians, but Trump may threaten that tradition.
Farmers were feeling the blues, but sentiment shifted in October
by Savannah Peters
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The Federal Reserve’s easing of interest rates may be one factor that turned the mood around. Another could be the election.