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Where the real risk lies

The story so far: the feds spent too much. Prices went up. The US Federal Reserve raised rates. Stocks and bonds went down. “Not to worry,” they said; the inflation would be “transitory”. But months go by and prices are still going up. And inflationary pressures remain high, as Breitbart reports – indices tracking the US services sector and jobs are up, increasing the

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