The Federal Reserve's policy of capping Treasury yields in the 1940s lasted for nine years until the 1951 Treasury-Fed Accord

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In the United States, privacy is considered a foundational principle and a prerequisite for the Bill of Rights

The market reached new all-time highs despite the fastest Federal Reserve rate hike in U.S. history

Members of the Trump administration are openly reviving the economic principles of Alexander Hamilton

President William McKinley, assassinated in 1901, is described as the last "American system" president

Sun Yat-sen's "Three Principles of the People" were based on Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address

British institutions like Chatham House were established to make the United States an enforcer of British imperial policies

Following World War I, the United States increasingly came under the influence of British imperial policy

The U.S. Treasury manages the nation's finances with Congress, while the Federal Reserve's primary role is to prevent a treasury market collapse

The government's actions in the bond market are effectively yield curve control, though they will not be labeled as such

The U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve will need to increase their intervention in the bond market substantially

The government is shifting financing to the short end of the yield curve, where the Federal Reserve directly controls rates

During a crisis, the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve function as a single entity

The U.S. Federal Reserve owns over 25% of the total supply of long-end U.S. government bonds

The 17th Amendment established the direct election of U.S. senators by popular vote, rather than by state legislatures

The United States has become less of a representative republic and has increasingly centralized power since 1913

Treasury Secretary Besant stated the Federal Reserve needs to keep an open mind on inflation due to potential productivity gains from AI

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index, excluding food and energy, recently came in lower than expected

In 1913, the Federal Reserve Act, the 16th Amendment, and the 17th Amendment were all passed in the United States

Federal Reserve Vice Chair John Williams stated there is no need for urgency in any rate hiking cycle

Treasury Secretary Besant hired David Zervos of Jefferies, who is known for advocating aggressive interest rate cuts