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The Bond Selloff Isn't Fiscal Armageddon, It's The End Of A Decade Of Financial Repression; Deutsche Bank Authored by Jim Reid, Deutsche Bank global head of macro research, The latest global bond sell-off has revived the idea that markets are fretting over unsustainable public finances. As concerned as I am by this issue in the longer term, the recent bond market weakness at the moment should be seen more as a continuation of the long normalisation from the historic anomaly of the 2010s. That was a decade of financial repression with central...

The Rise And Fall Of 'Resistance' Hero Alexander Vindman Authored by Blaise Malley via Responsible Statecraft, On paper, Alexander Vindman's loss in last week's Florida Democratic Senate was a shocking upset. After all, Vindman had a 16-to-1 fundraising advantage and far more national name recognition than the winner - progressive state Rep. Angie Nixon. But the results reflect more than one poorly-run campaign. Vindman is one of the most prominent faces of a bygone political era known as "Russia-gate" - a period which Democratic voters appear ready to leave behind. Just a few...