Talk Your Book: Do We Need the Federal Reserve?
Author: The Compound
July 13, 2026
Duration: 35:28
On this episode of Animal Spirits: Talk Your Book, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson are joined by Alex Morris from F/m Investments to discuss: the Fed, what the bond market is telling us, the debasement trade, Kevin Warsh and more.
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