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The midterms give Fed more room to raise rates, mut maybe less reason to do so

The election results point to a slowdown in spending on datacenters, which could help to curb inflation.

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The midterms give Fed more room to raise rates, mut maybe less reason to do so

Nicole Goodkind, Barrons

The election results point to a slowdown in spending on datacenters, which could help to curb inflation.

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The Federal Reserve is supposed to operate independently of politics, but that doesn’t mean it’s immune to election results.

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#federal reserve#election results#fed independence#politics#central bank independence

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