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The Humbling of Scott Bessent

Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields.

The Humbling of Scott Bessent

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