On this week’s market wrap, host and author of the Money Distilled newsletter, John Stepek is joined by Bloomberg Opinion columnist Marcus Ashworth to dissect the latest market moves. The pair discuss the pullback in gold and other precious metals, falling bond yields amid expectations of rate cuts from the Federal Reserve and Bank of England, and consider how the election of Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, could shape the country’s markets and investor sentiment.

Markets Weekly: Inflation Falls, Wage Growth Cools, and Bets on BOE Cuts
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REITs Explained: How Real Estate Investment Trusts Work and What Moves Their Prices
27:29

Modern Monetary Theory: Free Money or Fiscal Fantasy?
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