WorldWide Markets with Simon Brown
Aug 25, 2026 · 22 min · 11 segments
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is selling short-dated paper and buying long in an attempt to force the 10 and 30-year yields lower. Simon Brown explains why fighting a market rarely ends well…

We're gonna have a look at the local gold stocks and see which, if any, are the better, and maybe some red flags to look out for.

This is Worldwide Markets, episode 692 for 26 August, and I'm recording this, uh, late Tuesday morning.
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