Trump’s Plan to Hijack the Fed: Market Boom or Total Meltdown?

Wall Street is hitting record highs, but is it built on shaky ground? In this episode, John and Paul dive deep into the forces driving today’s markets.

Here’s what they cover:
– Trump’s push to control the US Federal Reserve and slash rates
– How QE and bond market manipulation could inflate stocks even further
– The AI boom: genuine productivity revolution or just another bubble?
– Why Australian companies often fail when expanding overseas — the Domino’s lesson
– The truth about Australia’s energy crisis, inflation, and wage pressures

Timestamps
00:00 – Markets at record highs: what’s really driving them?
00:37 – Trump fires Fed governor: what it means for rates & QE
02:00 – The Trump playbook: tariffs, debt & manipulating bond yields
04:10 – QE, bonds & why markets ignore free-market pricing
06:10 – AI productivity boom: winners, losers & government regulation
08:52 – From hype to reality: why tech markets always correct
10:11 – Domino’s cautionary tale: why Aussie firms struggle overseas
13:27 – The value investing reminder: returns vs. risks
14:05 – Australia’s energy crisis & inflation shock
16:12 – Wages, tax cuts & productivity fixes
18:18 – Hedge funds, shorting & resource stocks explained
20:43 – Trump, commodities & why India and China matter


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