President Trump and Treasury Secretary Bessant have stated explicitly that they want to lower the US dollar, lower long-term Treasury yields, and are willing to sacrifice the stock market to achieve these goals, but professional investors widely ignored these repeated warnings and assumed a 'Trump put' existed under equities.
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Eric TownsendEvidence Quote
“President Trump and Secretary Bessant told us in plain English multiple times that they have major plans involving aggressive tariff policy. They want a lower dollar and lower bond yields at the long end of the curve and they're willing to sacrifice the stock market in order to achieve those goals.”
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:06:30 AM
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