March 7, 2025 – In a riveting discussion on Financial Sense, host Jim Puplava and Professor Richard Sylla, co-author of A History of Interest Rates, unpack today’s fiscal landscape—$37 trillion in debt, soaring deficits, and rising rates. Sylla predicts a secular shift upward in interest rates, warns of inflation as a hidden tax, and questions Trump’s tariff strategy, hinting at global backlash from bond vigilantes. With wit and wisdom, he debates monetization, dollar dominance, and investment tactics, urging short-term bonds over risky long-term plays. Curious how this expert sees it all unfolding? Tune in for the full, unmissable conversation!
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Jim Puplava:
Since its original publication in 1963, A History of Interest Rates has become the bible and authority on interest rates. Originally written…


