The 'debasement trade' returns after Bessent bond maneuver. Crypto and gold are back in style - CNBC

The 'debasement trade' returns after Bessent bond maneuver. Crypto and gold are back in style - CNBC

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Scott Bessent announced a Treasury buyback programme in February that would require the government to borrow money to purchase its own debt — textbook monetisation dressed up as "liquidity management." Six months later, gold is at $4,703 and the 10-year yield is at 4.74%, up nearly half a percentage point since the programme began. The debasement trade isn't returning; it never left.

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