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Mme. Defarge

(8,035 posts) Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:36 PM Feb 2018

Was it the memo

that caused the market to tank? Heckuva job, Devin!

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Was it the memo (Original Post) Mme. Defarge Feb 2018 OP

Maybe. Trump has gone from knee deep to neck deep. Sneederbunk Feb 2018 #1

No, it was about the Feb. jobs report BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #2

Tax cuts are causing so much debt, interest rates must rise for Treasury to borrow enough wishstar Feb 2018 #3

Sneederbunk

(14,293 posts)

1. Maybe. Trump has gone from knee deep to neck deep.

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Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:39 PM

Feb 2018

BigmanPigman

(51,613 posts)

2. No, it was about the Feb. jobs report

Reply to Mme. Defarge (Original post)

Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:51 PM

Feb 2018

and possible inflation coming. It is a correction and if it lasts longer than a week, that is the time to get nervous. That is what economists said last week when it started anyway. If it reflects poorly on the Moron, than I am happy. This is the silver lining of him taking all the credit for its rising.

wishstar

(5,270 posts)

3. Tax cuts are causing so much debt, interest rates must rise for Treasury to borrow enough

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Mon Feb 5, 2018, 04:53 PM

Feb 2018

The tax cuts are going to double the amount US must borrow this year compared to last year, so interest rates must rise more than anticipated.

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