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Bond buyers won’t like coronavirus stimulus

Treasury yields have plunged to record lows as investors brace for the impact of the worldwide spread of the coronavirus. With interest rates low or negative around the world, and with central banks struggling to hit their inflation targets even before this evolving public-health shock, it’s understandable that investors are ready for another prolonged bout of central-bank deflation fighting. But ...

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Joe Biden is almost US’s Democratic nominee

Even with plenty of votes remaining to be counted in Michigan and returns from two other states not yet in, it’s clear that Joe Biden had another very good day on March 10. He’s essentially wrapped up the Democratic nomination. Yes, Bernie Sanders technically still could pull ahead, but realistically, the race is over. There are three stories — all ...

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Lagarde should worry less about the Germans now

The stakes couldn’t be higher for Europe. With the US Federal Reserve aggressively cutting interest rates to buoy the US economy in the face of the Covid-19 crisis — and the Bank of England following suit — a “too little, too late” policy on the part of the European Central Bank risks sending the euro soaring to uncompetitive levels and ...

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