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  • Trauma and Fear Inbound

    The project 2025 architect (former Trump admin and possibly his next Chief of Staff) says he wants to make “trauma” for Federal employees so they do not want to come to work and quit. They already have vetted and trained thousands of loyalist to take over many jobs and begin the trauma on “day one”. 

  • Let’s Keep This Simple

    The market rates are going up, not down. The market does not trust the Fed to keep inflation down and the supply of Treasuries coming down the pike due to high deficits from too low taxes on the filthy rich will force one of two outcomes.

  • Doug Noland: Reality Check for Bonds

    The Fed’s shift from focusing on inflation to labor concerns did not work out so well with the very strong labor report. Whoops.