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What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy

What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy

Update: 2024-08-065
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Slow job growth in the U.S. and interest rate cuts in Japan triggered a global stock market sell off on Monday. WSJ’s Nick Timiraos breaks down how it happened, what it says about the economy, and what it means for the Federal Reserve’s long-term goal of a soft landing.


Further Listening:


-Live from Seattle: A Weird Economy + Election = ?? 


-Why the Fed Is Steering Away From Rate Cuts


Further Reading:


-Market Selloff Upends Fed Rate-Cut Calculus 


-Lousy Jobs Report Forces Fed to Reckon With Hard Landing 


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What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy

What the Stock Market Panic Says About the Economy

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