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With Trump's announcement of massive tariffs, various commentators are looking into why this could be a part of a bigger plan to devalue the dollar. In this video, we're taking a look at this ambitious plan and whether it could actually happen.
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Sources
Stephen Miran paper on “A User’s Guide to Restructuring the Global Trading System”
https://www.hudsonbaycapital.com/documents/FG/hudsonbay/research/638199_A_Users_Guide_to_Restructuring_the_Global_Trading_System.pdf
Reuters on distribution of Treasury ownership
https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/who-owns-us-debt-2025-02-10/
Data on US deficits
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-budget
Bessent comments on long-dated “military bonds”
https://youtu.be/D18IRACRJio?si=6JEn982WTSVhiQD6&t=2059
Data on latest debt
https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/national-debt/
Odd Lots podcast on Mar a Lago Accord
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-03-24/jim-millstein-warns-on-the-risks-of-a-mar-a-lago-accord
00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - America's Debt Problem
03:43 - The Mar-a-Lago Accord
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