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Daily Report: Monday, October 5

The day’s debate centered on whether rising yields signal resilient growth or accumulating financial strain. On Odd Lots, the guest argued that Treasuries have become more stock-like, eroding their diversification value; the show also cited a 30-year yield of 5.592%, its highest since 2002. Michael Howell, meanwhile, attributed higher yields to a strong economy, while Michael Pento warned that debt issuance may need to attract buyers at a 10-year yield closer to 6% than 5% and that a recession could push the deficit from $2 trillion to nearly $6 trillion. AI-linked growth and liquidity were another fault line. Pento said debt-fueled AI spending accounts for 50% of GDP growth and 80% of earnings growth, making financing conditions consequential; Bankless discussed the Bitwise NEAR ETF’s roughly $50 million in first-three-day inflows and NEAR Intents’ more than $32 billion in volume. Howell described ongoing fiscal expansion as “Treasury QE” and highlighted collateral-market mechanics, while views on risk hedges diverged: Howell favored TIPS over a 12-month horizon, whereas Pento expected gold and silver to rally more strongly after a recession becomes manifest.

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Sentiment

Michael Pento’s warnings about AI financing, a potential $6 trillion recession deficit, and 10-year yields closer to 6% than 5% were distinctly bearish. Michael Howell saw stronger growth behind higher yields and described TIPS yielding around 3% as attractive over 12 months, while Bankless reported early demand for the Bitwise NEAR ETF; these claims temper, but do not resolve, the downside concerns.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Bond Correlation — The Odd Lots guest said Treasuries’ negative correlation with stocks after 2000 supported diversification, but more recent co-movement has reduced that benefit; she attributed most of the 2020–2025 10-year yield increase to bonds becoming more stock-like while inflation expectations stayed relatively stable.
Medium support2 sources from 1 episode
Credit Warning — Michael Pento described Treasury yields rising while high-yield bonds weaken faster as an unusual and concerning spread signal, linking tighter financing to risk for debt-dependent AI spending.
Medium support2 sources from 1 episode
NEAR ETF — Bankless reported about $50 million in Bitwise NEAR ETF inflows during its first three days; the representative cited more than $10 million in daily inflows and $10 million–$20 million in daily trading volume.
Low support1 source from 1 episode

GEO-POLITICS

French Debt — Michael Howell predicted France would take on more debt and become more fragile, eventually requiring a German bailout that he said would add liquidity.
Low support1 source from 1 episode

TECHNOLOGY

Privacy Stack — Bankless described an enterprise AI design using frontier models for non-confidential work and open-source models in confidential-computing environments, with a router layer enforcing policy and control.
Low support1 source from 1 episode

ECONOMY

AI Dependence — Michael Pento said debt-fueled AI spending accounts for 50% of GDP growth and 80% of earnings growth, leaving activity vulnerable if higher rates and wider spreads choke off financing.
Low support1 source from 1 episode
Rate Reaction — The Odd Lots guest gave a forward-looking policy-rule example in which 2% expected inflation corresponded to a 4% policy-rate forecast and 4% inflation to 6%; she said the perceived inflation response rose from zero to one between early 2022 and late 2023.
Medium support2 sources from 1 episode

MARKETS

Bond Correlation — The Odd Lots guest said Treasuries’ negative correlation with stocks after 2000 supported diversification, but more recent co-movement has reduced that benefit; she attributed most of the 2020–2025 10-year yield increase to bonds becoming more stock-like while inflation expectations stayed relatively stable.
Medium support2 sources from 1 episode
Long-End High — Odd Lots cited the 30-year Treasury rate at 5.592%, its highest level since 2002, after rising for several weeks; the market snapshot showed TLT down 0.48% on the day.
Low support1 source from 1 episode
Issuance Test — Michael Pento said slower Treasury inflows could require a 10-year yield closer to 6% than 5% to attract buyers, and argued private markets may struggle to absorb $6 trillion of debt.
Low support1 source from 1 episode

FORECASTS

Rate Path — Michael Pento expects three more Fed hikes—one in December and two in 2027—and said stocks could struggle if the Fed raises rates twice in the first half of 2027.
Medium support2 sources from 1 episode
Gold Divide — Michael Howell said gold could return toward $3,000, while another speaker on The Wolf Of All Streets said gold was probably below trend and favored a longer position if China and other central banks keep buying.
Low support1 source from 1 episode
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WTFinance

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    Will 2027 Be the Year of the Market Collapse? Michael Pento
    Oct 5
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The Wolf Of All Streets

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    Bitcoin Holds $86K While The Dollar Hits An 18-Month High | Michael Howell
    Michael Howell
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B

Bankless

1 Episode
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    NEAR Just Got Its First ETF. What Happens Next?
    Oct 5
O

Odd Lots

1 Episode
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    Why Treasuries Became Risky Again
    Oct 5

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