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#Congressional Research Service
Markets
Trump’s 3,711 trades point to indexing, not stock picking
Trump stock trades point to direct indexing: thousands of tickets, Russell 3000 overlap and fuzzy disclosures leave the real mechanism partly hidden.
By Sloane Carrington
Banking
Private credit defaults hit 6% as loan trading accelerates
Private credit defaults hit 6.0 per cent in April as higher Treasury yields, wider spreads and a busier loan market expose weaker lenders.
By Naomi Voss
Economy
Trump gas-tax holiday would barely offset an oil shock at the pump
A federal gas-tax holiday could trim only pennies from a $4.50 gallon while an Iran-driven oil shock keeps the bigger price pressures in crude, freight and refining.
By Helena Brandt
