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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: tecmo ⎊☼  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Bond Market
Date: 04/10/25 10:30 AM
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cnbc.com - Trump acknowledged he could cause a recession but just didnt want a depression according to wsj

Bond yields soared while equities cratered in the days before Trump said he would rollback some of his retaliatory tariffs on Wednesday. His reversal powered a sharp comeback in the stock market, with the S&P 500
on Wednesday registering its best day since 2008.

Kevin Hassett, director of the U.S. National Economic Council, told CNBC on Thursday that bond market decline contributed to Trump’s decision. The 10-year Treasury yield overnight Tuesday into Wednesday spiked above 4.5% on speculation a big foreign holder like Japan or China was dumping bonds. Bond prices move inversely to yields.

“Everything was moving forward in an orderly fashion,” Hassett said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “There’s no doubt that the Treasury market yesterday made it so that the decision that, you know, it is about time to move was made with, I think, perhaps a little more urgency. But it was going to happen.”

As usual; the Bond market is what is most important...

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