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To: GROUND ZERO™ who wrote (210270)	4/9/2025 9:29:57 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	2 Recommendations Recommended By GROUND ZERO™ rxbond Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 222079

I think the bond rally is an effort to push down rates so we can refi debt at more favorable rates. Once we do that I think the fed can lower rates in an attempt to avert a recession (or make one less deep). The economy relies on velocity of money - borrowing/buying - and consumer health & confidence to do both. It's a rather simplistic view and the measures taken to pull it off are rather draconian. OTOH, what the govt has been doing for decades hasn't worked so maybe this is just what the Doctor ordered. We ripped off the 2008/2009 lows by printing money we didn't have in an effort to avoid a global depression. It worked but now it's time to pay the bill