U.S. economic growth looks likely to have slowed at the end of last year. The latest GDP numbers are due out this morning. A slowdown would show that the Federal Reserve's aggressive rate hikes are cooling off the economy.
Tesla reported record revenues last quarter, the Bank of Canada signalled it would pause interest rate rises, and trillions of dollars each day are gushing into a US Federal Reserve facility designed to mop up excess cash in the financial system.
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