PODCAST: The $40 Trillion Warning

Host Jerry Robinson explores the $40 trillion U.S. national debt, the cost of financing it, and what persistently high long-term rates could mean for mortgages, businesses, stocks, and American households. Topics include:

• America’s national debt has reached $40 trillion
• $40 trillion is not the number to be concerned about (it’s the cost of financing it)
• Treasury auctions just cleared at their highest yields in two decades
• It’s not just America: long-term yields are rising globally
• Foreign creditors are stepping back from U.S. treasuries
• Feeling the effects: mortgages, business, and households
• The Treasury buybacks and what I’m watching

In Segment 2, Jerry provides his current market insights on stocks, gold, copper, Bitcoin, and more. Topics include:

• US stocks sit at all-time highs; market breadth nearing key level
• Why I’ve been strategically taking profits lately
• Gold at key technical level after long consolidation
• Copper sitting at all-time high amid global demand
• Oil resurgence among Middle East turmoil and dwindling U.S. reserves
• Bitcoin & Ethereum outlook as we head toward October

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Jerry closes out today’s show with a summary of key takeaways and a word of empowerment amid out-of-control government spending and debt.