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Borrowing costs go boom

Borrowing costs go boom

Marketplace vor 2 Monaten

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Bond yields jumped to multi-decade highs in some countries this
week, as market anxiety about inflation and the Iran war grows.
The U.S. is not exempt from this turmoil. Borrowing rates could
balloon, affecting the Fed and your wallet. We’ll explain. Also
in this episode: The labor market barely budges in July job
openings and labor turnover data, U.S. solar energy storage
capacity nearly doubles under President Trump, and Reddit becomes
valuable internet real estate in the age of AI.

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Rising global bond yields will put pressure on U.S. interest
rates, too

The labor market in July showed very little movement

For this Mississippi barge line, labor is more of a concern
than tariffs

Why solar energy storage capacity has nearly doubled since
Trump took office

"The heart of the internet": AI has marketers flocking to
Reddit

From medicine to HVAC: one entrepreneur's journey