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  “The Fed keeping rates high to fight inflation is one side of the battle. On the other side, we've got Wall Street traders who are looking further into the future. “Wall Street expects the U.S. economy to enter a recession soon.” Conventional wisdom reasons “the Fed will flinch (you've probably heard about the Fed's ‘pivot’) and allow interest rates to move lower.

 

 

 

 

 

  The Book Spy By Alan Hlad This transportive tale is sure to rivet book lovers everywhere — especially fans of Kate Quinn! Follow librarian spy Maria Alves and bookstore owner Tiago Soares as they work to thwart the Nazis and save Jewish refugees during World War II. Read on to find out why Susan Wiggs, Paula McLain, Rhys Bowen, and more have fallen head over heels for this author’s historical novels.

  When the Moon Turns Blue By Pamela Terry A brand-new release from the author of  The Sweet Taste of Muscadines , who comes with Debbie Macomber’s stamp of approval: “Pamela Terry is destined to be a rising star in the literary world.” When a controversial statue is destroyed, it divides a small town in Georgia. Can sexagenerian Marietta fight to salvage the relationships she holds dear? Perfect for book club discussions!

  Blaze Me a Sun By Christoffer Carlsson A  Good Morning America  Buzz Pick hailed as “the first great crime novel of 2023” ( The New York Times Book Review ): Decades after a serial killer terrorizes the Swedish community of Halland, a writer returns to the small town to unspool the tangled truth… From a top Scandinavian crime writer who “is to the police procedural what Cormac McCarthy is to the western” ( New York Times  bestselling author Anthony Marra).

  Rough Sleepers By Tracy Kidder This eye-opening  New York Times  bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award–winning “master of the nonfiction narrative” ( The Baltimore Sun ) tells the remarkable story of Harvard Medical School graduate Jim O’Connell, who veered off of his prestigious career path to bring health care to Boston’s unhoused population. “I couldn’t put  Rough Sleepers  down. I am left in awe of the human spirit” (Abraham Verghese, author of  Cutting for Stone ).

  Babel By R.F. Kuang With over 41,000 five-star Goodreads ratings, everyone’s buzzing about this “spellbinding” instant #1  New York Times  bestseller ( Oprah Daily ) that’s taken the book world by storm! In 19th-century England, orphaned Robin is educated by a mysterious professor and enrolls in Oxford University… where a secretive society transforms his life. Take it from the  New York Times Book Review : “ Babel  has earned tremendous praise and deserves all of it.”

  What Gold Says I want to start off by showing you the long-term correlation between gold and the S&P 500. Source: ETFreplay.com