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Aug 28
35m 58s

On Bessent, Gold & Idiosyncratic Trades

Alfonso Peccatiello & Brent Donnelly
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Alf and Brent are back to discuss the Bessent buyback plan and its impact on markets. The duo focuses on gold, the long-end and the USD as potential release valves. The discussion then moves to two macro idiosyncratic ideas. 
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