Last week was bewildering for everyone, but perhaps none more so than the Federal Reserve. Jerome Powell spoke on Friday and provided similar analysis to the IMF: tariffs would be inflationary and hurt growth. The real headscratcher here is how to balance the need for a growth jumpstart with prices pressures, sure to rise with tariffs in place.
EUR/USD: the past year
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