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Oct 07 2023 | 00:17:20

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Show Notes

This has been another crazy week on the markets, as the truth of higher rates for longer has started to permeate not only bond markets, but equity markets too. And after a stunningly strong U.S. jobs report bolstered the case for more tightening from the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury yield surge that has shaken markets in recent weeks may have further to run. As I discussed in my last show, US Jobs growth for September nearly doubled expectations as nonfarm payrolls increased by 336,000 for the month, strengthening views that policymakers will need to keep interest rates elevated to […]

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