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Scott Bessent Fails to Calm Bond Market & This Chinese Movie is So Bad, It’s Good

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Good Morning Brew Daily Show. I'm Neil Freiman. And I'm Toby Howell. Today Scott Bessent fails to calm the nervous bond market. Then a Chinese animated movie is so awful, it's turned into an unexpected blockbuster hit. It's Friday, August 21st. Let's ride. Happy Friday and welcome back Toby, our freshly married king. No idea why you decided to come back on Friday right before the weekend, but we'll take it.

My first question, do you have your voice back? Because last time I talked to you the day after your wedding, you could only whisper like this. It was really, really bad. So thank you for holding down the fort. I will tell you an unexpected joy of being married. When I was filling out a signup form for a race I'm completing, it came time to list my emergency contact and they asked how they're related to me.

And I got to check the box that said spouse. So there's that. Plus I'm a big ring guy. It's a nice little fidget spinner, but marital life so far is bliss. Summer wedding was awesome. She's a Leo. So to get married during her birthday month was very fun for her. But also my wife is not the only Leo in my life because today is also your birthday.

Scott Bessent Fails to Calm Bond Market & This Chinese Movie is So Bad, It’s Good

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The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.

Scott Bessent Fails to Calm Bond Market & This Chinese Movie is So Bad, It’s Good

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.