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Ep.126 - Part 2 - Why Have Long-term Interest Rates been Rising even as the Fed is Holding Pat on Short-term Rates

Season 15 Episode 361 Published 2 years, 2 months ago

Welcome to another episode with Jeff and Jake McClure from TPWC!

Topics in this episode:

Why Have Long-term Interest Rates been Rising even as the Fed is Holding Pat on Short-term Rates @01:30
What Would Be the Consequences If the Government Shuts Down? @4:21
One Proximate Reason We Had Very Low Inflation and the Resulting Low Interest Rates in the Past Decade is Due to China. But What Will Happen if the U.S. Money Stops Flowing into China? @23:53

And more!

This episode was recorded on September 30th, 2023.

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