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People are concerned about an accelerating U.S. bond market unwind …
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People are concerned about an accelerating U.S. bond market unwind …
Since the election, I've had at least two bankers tell me how good Trump was going to be for the economy. In both cases, I've wondered what are the chances that either would grant a loan to Trump considering his bankruptcy background, and the fact that he would have had several more bankruptcies if he had paid all his contractors.People used to chuckle and wonder how Trump managed to bankrupt a casino...
I think we are beginning to see how he did it.
NYT Live updates —> Trump Trade War
Why the Selloff in Treasurys is Rattling Investors
A look at what’s driving the rise in U.S. government bond yields and what it could mean
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“The yield on the 10-year Treasury note has risen to a recent 4.47% from 4.20% over four days, marking its sharpest increase since the depths of the 2008 financial crisis.
The decline in bond prices (the counterpart of a rise in yields) has alarmed many analysts and investors much more than the recent drop in stocks. …”
Unfortunately, a huge number of Americans believe him and think he’s a business genius.He truly does live inside his own reality.
“… Trump announced the countries now subject to tariffs in a Wednesday press conference, using a poster as a prop. Additional countries—including the Heard and McDonald Islands, which are, incidentally, not countries—were listed on sheets of paper distributed to reporters.
One of the sheets claims that the Heard and McDonald Islands currently charge a “Tariff to the U.S.A.” of 10 percent, clarifying in tiny letters that this includes "currency manipulation and trade barriers." In return, the sheet says that the US will charge "discounted reciprocal tariffs" on the islands at a rate of 10 percent.
… The Australian Antarctic Division claims that the area occasionally receives ships involved in scientific research, commercial fishing, and tourism.“