Economist Steve Hanke has described President Trump's policies as creating a "deadly cocktail" for the bond market, leading to a selloff and rising yields. Hanke identifies three key factors contributing to this situation: monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the Federal Reserve's inflation target. The bond vigilantes, investors who punish perceived reckless fiscal or monetary policy by selling government debt, have re-emerged, pushing yields past informal defense thresholds set by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. This has led to coordinated actions, such as a joint yen-buying operation with Japan, to stabilize the market. AI
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- Bill Clinton
- bond market
- Center for Financial Stability
- Ed Yardeni
- Federal Reserve System
- Fortune
- James Carville
- Japan
- Johns Hopkins University
- Scott Bessent
- Steve Hanke
- Trump
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