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China’s Real Weapon?

…and on China. Possible effects on the US: The effects on the US’s financial markets would be immediate, though possibly only short-term. The US stock market would tumble. I would…

The Taper Tantrum

…evidence of much in the way of effects on mortgage interest rates. I became very convinced that US unconventional monetary policy had limited effects in December 2012, when markets responded…