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The Risks of Cascading Sugar Rush Policy
Blain’s Morning Porridge, Jan 9th, 2026 - The Risks of Cascading Sugar Rush Policy
“When sorrows come, they come not single spies but in mighty battalions.”
The frenetic pace of activity in Washington this week has left the commentariat stunned while dulling the market’s sensitivity to momentous events. Some of it is madness, while much of what Trump is doing makes curiously perverse sense – but what are the risks it all spectacularly unravels?
Shakespeare was right. This morning’s quote is from the Danish play! It sums up the reality of the Cascade Effect – how events, (events dear boy)…
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