"That thing that rich people do where they turn money into more money. Can you teach me how to do that, Jack?” - Tina Fey, 30 Rock Jack, “With my eyes closed.”
Let the Bond Market Speak, by Stan Druckenmiller
Druck writes (with better stats) exactly what I’ve been sharing to my circle about Bessent’s dangerous Treasury repurchase game: Scott’s bluff can too easily be called by the market.
Ultimately, Bessent will not repurchase so much that it’s a “QE,” given the risk of runaway inflation. So Scott is jawboning.
The recent spike in rates is absolutely a vigilante cry, warning about the debt and deficit.
If the politicians won’t enforce discipline (and they won’t), the market will.
Rates are the pressure valve.