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Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns
Scott Bessent is ‘playing with fire’ as the Treasury’s debt buyback risks putting the dollar in a devaluation spiral like the yen, economist warns

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Our growth has come at a time when the investment landscape is more complicated than ever. It’s no coincidence.

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The Johns Hopkins professor has spent five decades traveling the world, fighting for the cause of sound money. He’s taking on his biggest dragon yet.

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