Alexandra Scaggs on Bond Markets, the Treasury Yield Curve, and MMT
Macro Musings with David Beckworth - Podcast autorstwa Mercatus Center at George Mason University - Poniedziałki
Alexandra Scaggs is a senior writer at Barron’s covering financial markets with a special emphasis on bond markets, and she previously wrote news and commentary for the Financial Times and for Bloomberg. Alexandra joins the show today to talk about the current state of bond markets and what it means for the economy. David and Alexandra also discuss corporate debt, the inversion of the treasury yield curve, and the lasting impact of the modern monetary theory debate.
Transcript for the episode: https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/podcasts/04292019/bond-markets-and-macroeconomics
Alexandra’s Twitter: @alexandrascaggs
Alexandra’s Barron’s profile: https://www.barrons.com/authors/8576
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David’s blog: macromarketmusings.blogspot.com
David’s Twitter: @DavidBeckworth