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"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly." ...

For months, the $22 trillion Treasury market has flashed warnings about the risk that Federal Reserve policy tightening, aimed at reining in persistently high inflation, might lead to slower U.S.