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Why Is Everyone Freaking Out About The Bond Market

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Bond yields (interest rates) rose throughout 2025.
"bond yields, meaning interest rates, have been rising through 2025."
Bond Market Sell-off
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Moody's downgraded the US in 2025 due to concerns about growing national debt and potentially shrinking tax revenue.
"in 2025, it was the icing on the cake when Moody's downgraded the United States because Moody's was concerned about the growing national debt and potentially shrinking tax revenue that could be coming in."
US National Debt
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Printing money out of thin air leads to inflation, which acts as a hidden tax on the average consumer.
"What I used to say during the pandemic is the most expensive kind of money is free money. And the reason why you want to understand that is because when you don't understand who's paying the price, chances are it's probably you. Because this now is a form of tax. The only difference is this is a hidden tax and the person who pays the price of this hidden tax is the average consumer. Because now this hidden tax is the form of inflation."
Inflation
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In the current economic system, investors are becoming wealthier while the average person becomes poorer.
"in this economic system, the investors are getting richer. The average person is becoming poorer."
Economic System Wealth Distribution
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Market crashes and recessions are inevitable and will occur again, leading to a fall in asset prices.
"Market crashes happen. Recessions happen. It will happen again. We will see asset prices fall. I don't know when, but it will happen."
Market Crashes and Recessions
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