Topic: Bunds

2 chapters across the catalog

Nerd & Knucklehead
Episode 1706 20:33 - 22:41

1706: Nerd & Knucklehead

Joy Reid, 1939 Madison Square Garden Nazi Rally

Joy Reid compares Donald Trump's upcoming Madison Square Garden rally to a 1939 Nazi rally held at the same venue by the German-American Bund. The hosts point out that the 1939 rally occurred during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat. Reid uses archival footage from 2016 to link Trump's rhetoric to historical political violence.

Toxic Masculinity
Episode 834 2:48:39 - 2:53:30

834: Toxic Masculinity

Negative Interest Rates, Bitcoin and Brexit Volatility

Financial analysts on CNBC discuss the impact of the Brexit vote on German bond yields, which have turned negative for the first time. The hosts view negative interest rates as a "banking experiment" that forces customers to pay for holding money. Bitcoin is noted as an "investment vehicle on fire," with predictions that it will hit $1,000 as investors seek safety from currency volatility.