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TheFarseer

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2. If he fires the Fed chair
Fri Apr 18, 2025, 06:13 AM
Apr 2025

The new guy will put interest rates to zero. Every retiree’s savings will earn zero. There’s no telling what would happen with the stock market. My guess is trade wars will still bring it down even with zero interest rates. Old people will be screwed along with the rest of us.

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