Bonds

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https://learnbonds1.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/flag-754582_1280.jpg China is officially targeting GDP growth of “around 5%” in 2023. The world’s second-largest economy expanded at only...

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https://learnbonds1.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/jason-briscoe-Gw_sFen8VhU-unsplash-scaled.jpg After a strong first-half performance amid the tech rally US stocks have weakened in August and the Nasdaq...

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https://learnbonds1.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/F4DIPCWbYAAUfcx-scaled.jpg Chinese EV company Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV) which posted a record net loss of 2.8 billion yuan in...

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https://learnbonds1.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/F4DIPCWbYAAUfcx-scaled.jpg Chinese EV company Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV) which posted a record net loss of 2.8 billion yuan in...

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https://www.municipalbonds.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMjMvMDgvMTUvMndodGowYXZ2aV9CT05ETUFSS0VUX21lc3NhZ2Vfb25faGFuZF9ob2xkaW5nX3RvX3RvdWNoX2FfcGhvbmUuanBnIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCI2MDB4MzE1XiJdXQ/BONDMARKET%20message%20on%20hand%20holding%20to%20touch%20a%20phone.jpg With the Fed’s continuous fight against inflation, the interest rate environment has been quite attractive for new municipal...

https://learnbonds1.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/laptop-2585959_1280.jpg Nvidia (NYSE: NVDA) which was anyway the best-performing S&P 500 stock in 2023 is up sharply in US...

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https://learnbonds.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/chinese-ev-companies.jpg Chinese electric vehicle (EV) companies including NIO (NYSE: NIO), Xpeng Motors (NYSE: XPEV), and Li Auto (NYSE: LI)...

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https://learnbonds.com/wp-content/images/2023/08/dollar-g423701a8d_1280.jpg US stocks are sharply lower this morning after credit rating agency Fitch lowered US sovereign debt rating. Economists...

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