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Bessent Enters the Meat Grinder

Scott Bessent should have kept his mouth shut. He also should have kept his money in his pocket. The billionaire had a good thing going. He was leading a charmed life managing his hedge fund Key Square Group and preserving historic pink mansions in Charleston with his husband and their kids. But that was before he threw his money and support behind Donald Trump’s election campaign. Continue reading

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Let’s Get Real About DOGE

The DODGE bros – Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy – have talked a big game. They’ve promised to cut $2 trillion in spending. Continue reading

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Janet Goes to Guangzhou

The S&P 500 closed out Q1 2024, up over 10 percent. But while the S&P 500 was rising day after day one former highflyer was crashing and burning. The Boeing Company closed out the quarter down over 25 percent. Still, it wasn’t the worst performing stock in the S&P 500. That honor goes to Tesla Inc., which declined over 29 percent. Continue reading

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Fed’s QT Taper Talks Are Already Behind The Eight Ball

The monitory policy order has changed dramatically over the last five years. For example, March marks the end of the Fed’s Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP). This, coupled with the rapid draining of reserves, suggests the Fed’s plans for tapering QT are already behind the eight ball. Continue reading

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