The U.S. economy faces growing uncertainty amid mixed economic data, rising oil prices, and geopolitical tensions, with core inflation above 3%, slowing GDP growth, and concerns about stagflation. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is advancing new trade investigations to reimpose tariff
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