Market Theater, Gold, and the AI Bubble
Mark Thornton opens by tracing the Soros-linked circle of Scott Bessent, Stanley Druckenmiller, and Kevin Warsh, arguing that Treasury and Fed officials are using currency moves, bond buybacks, and market-signaling games to hold the system together through Election Day. He connects Bessent’s yen and Treasury interventions, Warsh’s Jackson Hole remarks, gold and silver volatility, and the broader effort to mask weak bond markets and a falling dollar.
On Side B, Mark joins TastyLive to discuss the market consequences: precious metals and commodities as relief valves, AI debt as a classic…
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