Bonds, Debt, & Baseball Drama
Doug and Greg discuss rising Treasury yields, America’s growing debt load, the wild financials surrounding the LA Dodgers, and why the U.S. consumer and labor market may be much stronger than the prevailing economic narrative suggests.
Key Takeaways
00:17 — Rising interest rates & the bond market
03:51 — The reality of America’s $40 Trillion debt
08:00 — Why investors don’t want to own bonds
11:10 — The financial engineering behind the LA Dodgers
15:29 — What retail earnings say about the U.S. consumer
16:48 — The K-shaped economy & wage growth
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