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Fed officials and data keep signaling Wall Street won’t get continued cuts

Fed officials and data keep signaling Wall Street won’t get continued cuts

U.S. economic data keeps coming back stronger than expected, and frankly it’s raining on the parade for markets. For the majority of 2025, investors have been hankering after multiple base interest rate cuts from Jerome Powell and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), knowing it would kick-start cheaper borrowing and foster economic activity. The general consensus was that once the …

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A key market data point is signaling fear about America’s economy

A key market data point is signaling fear about America’s economy

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  While the stock market hovers near record highs, a shift in the bond market is signaling mounting concerns about the economy’s health. A bevy of data this month showed the labor market is on shakier ground than previously thought. That spurred a rally in bonds as investors sought safe havens and ramped up …

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Bipolar Mood Shifts Linked to Insulin Signaling in the Pancreas

Bipolar Mood Shifts Linked to Insulin Signaling in the Pancreas

Summary: A new study uncovers a pancreas–hippocampus feedback loop that may help explain mood swings in bipolar disorder. Using patient-derived pancreatic islets, researchers found reduced insulin secretion linked to elevated RORβ, a bipolar risk gene. In mice, pancreatic RORβ overexpression caused depression-like behaviors during the day and mania-like behaviors at night through shifts in insulin release and hippocampal activity. The …

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