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    From bnnbloomberg.ca

    The Iran war has scrambled the Federal Reserve’s outlook on inflation and unemployment and will likely further delay interest rate cuts this year, putting off any relief for consumers struggling with high borrowing costs for home and car purchases. The spike in oil and gas prices presents already-divided Fed officials with a worst-case scenario as they conclude a key meeting Wednesday: Costlier gas will raise inflation in the short run, which typically causes the central bank to raise borrowing costs — or at least leave them unchanged — to combat higher prices. Yet if the spike is high enough or lasts long ... (full story)

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Jwosjw
Mar 18, 2026 6:32am
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Aww, you wanted to start paying off your 50 year mortgage young Americans...Tough sht, Israel needs more bombs and US army assets to kill school girls and flatten neighborhoods 7 thousand miles from your country. Consider yourself lucky if FED doesn't raise rates instead of lowering
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Trader#AF99
Mar 18, 2026 11:12am
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Sooner or later iran would be a big issue, better solve it sooner
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