Ramkishen S Rajan

The Fed must balance the risk of cutting rates too soon, which could reignite inflation, against keeping them too high, which may weaken growth.
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Biden (right) sought to mitigate vulnerabilities in supply chains through a  “friend-shoring” strategy aimed at reducing dependence on China without resorting to full-scale economic decoupling. Unlike Biden, Trump’s trade policy operates on a zero-sum premise, treating allies with the same scrutiny as competitors under a policy of “no exemptions, no exceptions”.

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