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๐บ๐ธ Bessent's old hedge fund reportedly shrank from $5.1 billion to $525 million, and now he's calling himself the house Chris Martenson runs through the record, a first fund that blew up and a rare second chance that bled out before closing, and he can't square that with a Treas
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WHY IT MATTERS.
Criticism of the Treasury Secretary's market judgment questions confidence in policy credibility.
Questions about Treasury credibility add policy noise
Official statements or market reaction
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๐บ๐ธ Bessent's old hedge fund reportedly shrank from $5.1 billion to $525 million, and now he's calling himself the house Chris Martenson runs through the record, a first fund that blew up and a rare second chance that bled out before closing, and he can't square that with a Treasury Secretary who thinks he knows the right price for gold, oil, yen and Treasuries: "Any man who thinks he knows better than the market, it's the wrong man for the job. We need prices from the markets." @chrismartenson
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