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Scott Bessent Fails to Calm Bond Market & This Chinese Movie is So Bad, It’s Good

August 21, 2026·32 min·4-min readconversationalnews
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's attempt to calm rising bond yields through increased buybacks failed spectacularly, reigniting tensions between fiscal and monetary policy, while a hilariously bad Chinese animated movie, New Lie, became an unexpected box office sensation. Meanwhile, W

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