It's the pre-Halloween episode, with tales of mystery and intrigue from the Roberts', Sherrill, and Ratliff homesteads; What happens when no one wants to buy bonds any more? How banks are monetizing Federal debt; Halloween as an economic indicator (it's not); A slide in US Male Life Expectancy and the rise in 'Deaths of Despair;'
Dear Lance:
1) Why do we have inflation?
2) Will some tariffs be dropped and others remain in place?
3) Is the Fed swimming against the tide?
4) What does 'already priced-in' mean to the markets?
5) At what point should the Fed be held accountable for failing to contain rampant counter-party risk in the market?
