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Interest Rates Need to Go Higher, Powell Crushes Stock Market – The Loonie Hour #056

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Interest Rates Need to Go Higher, Powell Crushes Stock Market – The Loonie Hour #056

The Fed raised rates another 75bps and says there is still work to be done. Keith makes the case for a hard landing in the months ahead. Big tech stocks continue to get crushed. Meanwhile, the Canadian government has promised to ramp up immigration targets to 500,000 by 2025, with part of the objective to support the housing market. Affordable housing be damned!

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