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Strange bedfellows: Donald Trump and the Fed
President Donald Trump’s stimulus policies could raise the storm flags at the U.S. Federal Reserve Building in Washington, D.C. by mid-2017 (source: dpa)
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What's inside
- Markets are expecting a short-term fiscal stimulus from the Trump administration
- The U.S. Federal Reserve has been calling for such expansionary policies for months
- But the Fed may turn hawkish after inflation expectations shot above 2 percent
- That sets up a policy clash with severe repercussions for the global economy
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