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What I Read This Week…

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The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points this week, xAI released an updated version of Grok, and researchers at MIT have developed a new way to see inside living tissue

Watch All-In E207 Read our Deep Dive: A Primer on Cryptocurrencies Caught My Eye… ​​The Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points later this week, even though CPI has risen to 2.7%. What's going on? Earlier this week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that November CPI increased for the second straight month, with CPI at 2.7% compared to last year. Despite this higher inflation, markets are pricing in a 96% chance of a rate cut at the December 18th FOMC meeting. Why? First, investors speculate that recent inflation increases haven't diverged far enough…

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