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A Toxic Brew for Pension Funds

A Toxic Brew for Pension Funds

Global Macro Update · Mauldin Economics

October 21, 202231m 26s

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It started in the UK, but it's only a matter of time before it spreads to the US and beyond: a pension fund crisis of gigantic proportions. Ben Hunt from Epsilon Theory and show host Ed D'Agostino discuss how, due to the Fed's reluctance to raise interest rates after the 2008 Financial Crisis, pension fund managers—lured by Wall Street's promises of outsized returns—took a gamble and lost. Now the chickens are coming home to roost, in a spectacular way. For more details on this topic, read Ben Hunt's fascinating essay, "A Brief History of the Past 10,000 Years of Monetary Policy and Why Last Week Was a Big Deal." Don't miss this week's episode of Global Macro Update—listen now!