{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6478a825654260001190a7cb/654d387ba6863e00120ee068?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A drastic solution to exploding US government debt","description":"<p>How many bears does it take to change a lightbulb? None, it will never happen. Join us today as we debrief reporter Jenn Hughes, recently back from a conference hosted by the biggest bear of them all, Jim Grant, longtime editor-in-chief of Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. The cautious conferees had one thing on their minds: the explosion in government debt. One solution: yield curve control. Also, we go long cats, and short chewing tape.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href=\"https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Ethan Wu (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/ethanywu\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href=\"https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on X, formerly Twitter. You can email Ethan at <a href=\"mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/b5b32fea-1dc2-44d5-a3b7-b9b4b685fec1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Financial Times & Pushkin Industries"}