Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar Best of Week 3/28 - 4/1: Regime Change, Hunter's Dealings, Wall St Rigging, GOP Agenda, CNN+ Launch, & More!
Apr 1, 2022
Join Tobias Demel, producer of HBO Max's "Gaming Wall Street," as he dissects the GameStop saga and the complexities of Wall Street dynamics. The conversation unveils the crisis in financial practices and explores how regular investors challenged institutional power. They also tackle Biden's controversial support for regime change in Russia and delve into allegations surrounding Hunter Biden’s dealings with the Chinese Communist Party. Plus, a critical look at CNN+ and its struggle to find an audience amidst shifting media landscapes.
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Regime Change Remarks
- Biden's regime change remarks strengthen Putin's propaganda domestically.
- This makes escalation and more brutality in the war more likely.
Off-Ramp for De-Escalation
- Biden's comments validate Putin's fears, hindering diplomatic solutions.
- Creating an off-ramp for de-escalation is crucial, but the West makes it difficult.
Inverted Bond Yield
- An inverted bond yield signals economic concern for the future.
- This metric has predicted recessions, but the Fed's influence complicates its reliability.