Not long ago the Bernanke (DEF) put was in full force. It meant that if the economic news was bad the FED would cut interest rates and bail the market Out. If the economic news was good then stocks would go up on the good news. Fast forward to today and we have the first FED hike and the FED put is slowly but surely getting reversed with the FED funds rate still close to record lows. This is bad news for risk assets globally as the FED is now surely powerless to support asset prices with their monetary policy.
Amazon Launches Sign-Up App For Its Palm Payment Service—Here’s Why Some
Privacy Experts Have Concerns About The Feature
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The feature provides a way for users to complete transactions without cards
or phones and could previously only be signed up for at physical locations.
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