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01/08/2026 Market Update

A follow-up on business-cycle mechanics: fiscal adds the base, credit expands on top, and two automatic de-stabilizers — inflation and taxes — eventually slow the machine. Plus the SCOTUS tariff decision and the January volatility window.

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Market Update — Thursday, January 8, 2026
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