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title: "Hot inflation, shrinking jobs: 6 money moves for a Fed that doesn't know what's next"
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description: "The July CPI numbers just boxed the Fed into a corner — and your money's caught in the crossfire."
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# Hot inflation, shrinking jobs: 6 money moves for a Fed that doesn't know what's next

The July CPI numbers just boxed the Fed into a corner — and your money's caught in the crossfire.

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