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Has America’s Economy Reached a Tipping Point?

2024/8/9
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美国情报机构:伊朗在发展核武器能力方面取得进展,但尚未进行生产核武器的活动。 Lawrence Norman:伊朗正在进行的活动可能缩小其建造核武器的知识差距,这增加了美国对伊朗可能发展核武器的担忧。伊朗关于核武器的公开声明有所增加,表明讨论核武器的禁忌正在减少。如果伊朗改变其不发展大规模杀伤性武器的立场,将引发西方国家的严重关切。 Vicky Huang:加密货币行业支持美国建立战略比特币储备,认为这有助于提高比特币的合法性并稳定其价格。目前尚无证据表明存在大量以加密货币为主要投票因素的选民。 John Kamp:美国经济可能已达到一个临界点,经济放缓和高通胀并存,消费者和企业信心受到影响,美联储降息可能无法完全解决问题。 Chris Maher:一些富裕的美国人正在为政治动荡或全球冲突做准备,例如建造地下掩体或申请外国国籍。

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U.S. intelligence reports indicate Iran has improved its capability to launch a nuclear weapons program, raising concerns about potential future developments.

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P.M. Edition for Aug. 9. As the U.S. teeters between a soft landing and recession, WSJ economy reporter Jon Kamp) says the uncertainty is weighing on consumers and businesses) of all sizes as they seek to plan their spending. And U.S. intelligence agencies say Iranian research has put the country in a better position to launch a nuclear-weapons program)—though it has yet to do so. Plus, why a few presidential candidates are boosting the idea of a U.S. bitcoin reserve). Pierre Bienaimé hosts.

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