tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post1007527308331700208..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Trump's Top Trade Adviser Has a Short Position in US Government Treasury BondsRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-79212123023065118732017-04-04T14:25:40.519-04:002017-04-04T14:25:40.519-04:00And the same people would then say Al Gore created...And the same people would then say Al Gore created his climate exchange because it is what he believes in. Not to cash in on the CO2 laws he was pushing for. <br /><br />So we end up with needing to make judgment calls using the track record of the person and the timing of events and how they work with his position. <br /><br />So lets say this guy has been shorting treasuries for awhile, say a Jimmy Joe Meekerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559104650594440766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-63831624152303077132017-04-03T10:29:58.931-04:002017-04-03T10:29:58.931-04:00Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb....I remember when ThinkP...Dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb....I remember when ThinkProgress or one of its ilk tried to smear Ron Paul because of his substantial holdings in gold and mining stocks. The thesis was that Ron Paul is only an advocate of the gold standard because he has it in his portfolio and wants to get rich off it...GOTCHA!...Stuffed Pimentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631687618198640700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-48784757504172228322017-04-03T09:51:44.763-04:002017-04-03T09:51:44.763-04:00Possibly because of a trade war he helped instigat...Possibly because of a trade war he helped instigate. JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828704383754183350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-10848095624774853482017-04-03T07:23:49.342-04:002017-04-03T07:23:49.342-04:00Or it could just mean he expects interest rates to...Or it could just mean he expects interest rates to rise.ozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11661124610727996563noreply@blogger.com