expansion
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He cast territorial expansion as a normal historical process, and a game that the U.S. needs to win.
The equities rally in December suggests that the balance-sheet expansion is already influencing asset prices.
From Barron's
Looking ahead: “There are further signs that the rate of expansion has cooled over the turn of the new year compared to the hotter pace indicated back in the fall,” Williamson said.
From MarketWatch
Data published Thursday by the Commerce Department indicated respectable spending growth in October and November, gains that many economists think fed into a solid economic expansion over the final three months of 2025.
What critics often describe as “hollowing out” is better understood as expansion.
From Barron's
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