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Daily Archives: September 6, 2017
Macro Briefing: 6 September 2017
“Extremely dangerous” Hurricane Irma threatens Florida: WaPo
US factory orders disappoint in July but business spending perks up: Reuters
Fed’s Brainard: Low inflation may slow rate hikes: MarketWatch
Fed’s Kashkari says rate hikes doing “harm” to US economy: Bloomberg
Trump’s DACA immigration decision to bite US economy by $400 billion: CNBC
Wall St. Q3 GDP survey for Sep. 5 ticks down to +2.7%: CNBC
US credit downgrade by Moody’s looms if Treasury misses payments: The Hill
10yr Treasury yield falls below 2.10% to a 10-month low: MarketWatch
US stock market tumbles the most in nearly 3 weeks: NY Times