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Published 21 Aug 2026, 12:33 UTC · fetched 3 Nov 2026, 13:36 UTC
Matt Hougan
@Matt_Hougan
Quoting · 20 Aug 2026, 19:32 UTC · context given to the AI
Treasury announces bigger “debt buybacks.” Bitcoin +12%. Gold +4%. US Dollar -1%. Markets understand what this really means: More deficits. More debt. And a desperate attempt at financial repression. Instead of addressing the elephant in the room - higher interest rates driven by relentless spending and surging national debt - Treasury is resorting to financial shenanigans to suppress yields.When the government artificially suppresses long-term interest rates, it erodes the value of savings. Investors need to buy hard assets to escape this. Bitcoin is the fastest horse in the race. https://t.co/VaowzEfo81View original on X ↗
Deterministic: the same prices and policy always give the same result
r = 77300.01 / 77200 − 1 = +0.1%d × r = +0.1% (neutral only if the price is unchanged) → correctOnly the end-of-horizon price counts. A brief move followed by a reversal is not a success. Read the methodology
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