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...“Many borrowers will be forced to either inject new capital, return assets to lenders or sell into a soft market.”...
...But many of the concerns discussed above look like noise, and the broader soft landing story hasn’t changed. Zooming in, the big employment decline shown in the household survey is hard to believe....
...New York attorney-general Letitia James has demanded that the soft-drink maker reduce the quantity of packaging released into the Buffalo River and pay for the damage caused by microplastics to people and...
...Treasury secretary Janet Yellen said at the weekend she was increasingly confident that a soft landing was possible....
...Chief executive Larry Fink said he was “disappointed” by the soft flow numbers, but added that the group was “positioning to capture the money in motion . . ....
...All of this is consistent with a soft or softish landing rather than outright recession, but the trends bear watching. On to the Christmas season....
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