Macro Pods
MAR 26, 2026Vox Media Podcast Network
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Trump's Truth Social posts are enabling massive insider trading - timing-perfect bets totaling $1.5 billion were placed immediately before Iran-related policy announcements, highlighting a lack of regulatory guardrails on social media disclosures.
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The private credit market is beginning to fracture - investor Steve Eisman notes that the non-bank lending sector is showing signs of stress as higher-for-longer interest rates finally start to break weaker balance sheets.
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Institutionalized corruption is undermining market integrity - the recurring pattern of well-timed trades during Trump's second term suggests that insider information has become a weaponized commodity within the administration’s inner circle.