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The United States: The maximum fed funds rate in this cycle is expected to be around 3.0 – 3.5%.
It does not leave sufficient room to cut rates in the next recession unless the Fed takes the rate below zero or restarts QE. Many states will get hit hard without a more traditional Fed policy response.
China: China’s stock market keeps drifting lower.
The Eurozone: Italian banks still own massive amounts of the nation’s government debt. What happens if Italy’s bonds get downgraded to the point that they become ineligible as collateral at the ECB?
Equity Markets: The market is still ignoring the massive China tariffs that will be announced shortly. Businesses, however, are boosting their lobbying efforts.
Global Developments: These charts rank nations by the percentage of domestic ownership of government debt.
Emerging Markets: Here is the EM sovereign ratings map from Moody’s.
Food for Thought: Which cities’ property markets will benefit the most from Amazon choosing them for the firm’s second headquarters?
Edited by Joseph Cohen
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