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Slip the surly bonds? Scott Bessent goes on a yield trip
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- Aug 26, 2026
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Summary
Amid record-tickling yields , the bond markets are now trying to make sense of what Scott Bessent, America’s Treasury secretary, has announced —a move that might put him on a collision course with the Federal Reserve. We ask why it is so easy for hackers to infiltrate America’s water infrastructure. And understanding a political lineage through the new British prime minister’s accent . Guests and host: Joshua Roberts, capital markets correspondent Shashank Joshi, Washington bureau chief Lane Greene, language correspondent Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence” Topics covered: bond markets, Treasury, yields, Scott Bessent America, cyber-attacks, water, critical infrastructure British politics, Andy Burnham, accents, class angst Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology— subscribe to The Economist . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.