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The Fed Credibility Narrative Has Turned | Ben Hunt on AI, the Consumer and Financial Repression

Ben Hunt joins Matt Zeigler to explain why damaged Fed and Treasury credibility could matter just as four major risks converge across private credit, AI financing, oil and the consumer. They discuss financial repression, rising long-term rates, shadow banking and insurance risk, the AI CapEx growth engine, and why Hunt believes gold may benefit if policymakers keep trying to suppress the price of money.

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Why credibility is a teacup and why policy reputation is difficult to repair once it breaks

How the Fed's July rate decision changed…

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