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Thursday, 15 October 2026

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Under the Hood: Strong Demand, Higher Real Rates, and What It Means for Portfolios

National Trade News policy desk (2026-10-15): Under the Hood: Strong Demand, Higher Real Rates, and What It Means for Portfolios Jobs Growth: Slower but Steady Over time, growth in real GDP roughly equals… Primary source: original at ETF Trends (etftrends.com).

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Under the Hood: Strong Demand, Higher Real Rates, and What It Means for Portfolios

Jobs Growth: Slower but Steady Over time, growth in real GDP roughly equals the combination of productivity growth and labor force growth, and employment growth tracks the labor force (exhibit 1). When the business cycle rolls over, recessions push unemployment higher, and then recoveries bring it b

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