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Recession Playbook In Action: Cooling Labor Market Triggers Rally In Treasuries, Gold; Stocks Decline

Recent economic data has prompted investors to hedge against the rising likelihood of a recession.  In February 2023, there were 9.9 million job openings, which was the lowest level since May 2021 and below market estimates of 10.4 million, suggesting that the labor market may have begun to weaken. 

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‘China’s New Tech Weapon: Dragging Its Feet On Global Merger Approvals; Officials Of Beijing Regulator Ask Some Firms To Make Available Products They Sell Elsewhere’ – WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-new-tech-weapon-dragging-its-feet-on-global-merger-approvals-d653ca4a The U.S. encouraged China to set up a robust antitrust regime. Now, Beijing is holding back its required green

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‘Israel’s Netanyahu Delays Defense Minister’s Dismissal; Yoav Gallant Was Fired After He Called For A Delay To The Government’s Controversial Judicial Overhaul Plan’ – WSJ

https://www.wsj.com/articles/israels-netanyahu-delays-defense-ministers-dismissal-644b0cf0 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has temporarily suspended his decision to fire Defense Minister Yoav Gallant

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Five Economists React to Core PCE Numbers: What Will The Fed Do Next?

Core PCE inflation, the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of inflation, rose by 4.6% year on year in February 2023, the lowest rate in 15 months and below market expectations of a rise 4.7%. Core PCE prices rose by 0.3% month over month, following a 0.5% surge in January and falling short of market expectations of 0.4%.

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University Of Michigan Revises Consumer Confidence Index Lower For March; Long-Term Inflation Expectations Remain High

The University of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index was revised downward from an original estimate of 63.2 to 62 points in March on Friday — down by 5 points or 8.8% from February. One broad takeaway: Sentiment among U.S.

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‘Elon Musk Tried To Meet With F.T.C. Chair About Twitter, But Was Rebuffed; Mr. Musk Requested A Meeting With Lina Khan, The Chair Of The F.T.C., Which Has Been Investigating Twitter’s Privacy And Data Practices.’ – NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/technology/elon-musk-ftc-chair.html#:~:text=Meet%20With%20F.T.C.-,Chair%20About%20Twitter%2C%20but%20Was%20Rebuffed,Twitter's%20privacy%20and%20data%20practices. Elon Musk tried

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US Home Prices Drop For 7th Consecutive Month; Real Estate Stocks Hit Lowest Levels Since October 2022

The value of residential real estate in 20 major U.S. metropolitan cities, as measured by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, continues its downward trend and recorded an average decline of 0.6% in January, marking the seventh consecutive month of losses.

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