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The Great Reversal: Decades-Long Bond Bull Lacy Hunt On His Bearish Pivot, Tonight For nearly four decades, Dr. Lacy Hunt has been one of Wall Street's most steadfast bond bulls. As chief economist of Hoisington Investment Management, Hunt built his reputation around a simple but powerful thesis: globalization, excessive debt and slowing growth would keep inflation and interest rates suppressed. He maintained that view through the aftermath of the financial crisis, a decade of ultra-easy monetary policy, and even the COVID explosion in money supply and inflation. Now, the bond legend is...

House Lawmaker Introduces Legislation To Expose CCP Exploitation Of Sister City Agreements Authored by Frank Fang via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), A House lawmaker has introduced legislation to prevent foreign adversaries, particularly the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), from exploiting sister city partnerships and jeopardizing U.S. national security. Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) speaks during a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Jan. 14, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), who serves on the House Judiciary Committee, introduced the Sister City Transparency...

5 Takeaways From The New US-China Tariff-Relief Product Lists Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, The United States and China have released product lists covering about $30 billion in imports in each direction that could receive lower tariffs under an agreement reached after Chinese leader Xi Jinping's visit to Washington. The lists cover 77 categories of Chinese goods entering the United States and 1,619 categories of U.S. goods entering China. Here are five takeaways from the agreement. Limited Category of Trade Covered The arrangement covers goods the two countries have designated as "non-sensitive,"...