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Bond Traders (Not The Fed) Control Interest Rates
MicroStockHub The big news last week was that the Commerce Department reported that retail sales rose by only 0.1% in May, below the analysts’ consensus estimate of 0.3%. April retail sales were also revised down to a -0.2% decline, from unchanged. …