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Inflation-Linked Bonds Rebound on Trump Tariffs: Credit Weekly

(Bloomberg) -- Money managers are flocking to bonds that hedge against inflation amid uncertainty about tariffs and their impact on the cost of living.Most Read from BloombergNJ College to Merge With State School After Financial StressTrump Administration Plans to Eliminate Dozens of Housing OfficesWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingBuffalo’s Billion-Dollar Freeway Fix Is on Ice, But Not Because of TrumpInside the ‘Not Architecture’ of High Line Designers Diller Scofidio + Renfr

Why the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF Plunged in February

Bitcoin evangelists have touted its possibilities as a store of value in the event other currencies lose value due to inflation. President Trump had promised to de-regulate the cryptocurrency industry and make America the "Bitcoin capital of the world." Through February, the prospect of tariffs and federal layoffs under the Department of Government Efficiency program ramped up as the deadline drew near, causing several highly negative consumer sentiment readings.

Fed’s Daly Sees Rates in ‘Good Place’ Amid Elevated Uncertainty

(Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Mary Daly said growing uncertainty among businesses could slow demand in the US economy but doesn’t require a change in interest rates.Most Read from BloombergNJ College to Merge With State School After Financial StressTrump Administration Plans to Eliminate Dozens of Housing OfficesWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingBuffalo’s Billion-Dollar Freeway Fix Is on Ice, But Not Because of TrumpInside the ‘Not Architecture’

Oil’s Bearish Lurch Has Speculators Betting Worse Is Yet to Come

(Bloomberg) -- Oil prices suddenly broke out of a months-long slumber this week to touch a three-year low. Now, traders are grappling with the question of whether the rout can run deeper. Most Read from BloombergNJ College to Merge With State School After Financial StressTrump Administration Plans to Eliminate Dozens of Housing OfficesWhere New York City's Zoning Reform Will Add HousingBuffalo’s Billion-Dollar Freeway Fix Is on Ice, But Not Because of TrumpInside the ‘Not Architecture’ of High L

Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers

Five years after the World Health Organization first described the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic, its effects are still being felt on the global economy. COVID-19 and efforts to contain it triggered record government debt, hit labour markets and shifted consumer behaviour. Inequality has increased, while remote work, digital payments and changes in travel patterns have endured.