Bulls vs Bears EP133: US Debt Brings Gold Back! ASX Earnings Review
This was the week the bond market finally got noticed. Not by us. We've been banging on about yields for months. But the stock market, which had been cheerfully ignoring thirty-year Treasuries screaming past 5%, suddenly decided to pay attention. Three or four consecutive days…
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