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See how this affects you]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/088d3368-bb8b-4ff3-9df7-a7680d4d81b2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">088d3368-bb8b-4ff3-9df7-a7680d4d81b2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 06:07:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Market speculation about the next Fed rate cut masks deeper issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even so, perma-critics of the US central bank are cracking their knuckles in anticipation]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/731f4b40-7424-4775-b4ce-9312baf7b4d2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">731f4b40-7424-4775-b4ce-9312baf7b4d2</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 15:26:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A crisis of confidence at the Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its self doubt comes in a decisive week for central banks]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/f377b900-a459-4784-ba9a-0d4b1fb5dfab</link><guid isPermaLink="false">f377b900-a459-4784-ba9a-0d4b1fb5dfab</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 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