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Wharton Professor Jeremy Siegel on why this upcoming FOMC meeting is important

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HEADING FOR A NEARLY 19%

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DECLINE DURING THAT SPAN. RIGHT

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NOW, THOSE SHARES OFF 3% IN

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TODAY'S TRADING, WHICH NOW

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TAKES US ALL TO OUR TALK OF THE

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TAPE, IS THE MARKET ROTATION

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HERE TO STAY? LET'S ASK THE

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WHARTON SCHOOL PROFESSOR OF

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FINANCE WISDOMTREE CHIEF

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ECONOMIST JEREMY SIEGEL.

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PROFESSOR SIEGEL, THANK YOU

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VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US HERE.

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AS I'VE LAID OUT THE MARKET

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ACTION AND WE KIND OF ALLUDE TO

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WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN NEXT

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WEEK WITH THE FED AND INTEREST

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RATES. JUST HOW MUCH OF THIS

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MARKET RIGHT NOW IS GOING TO BE

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DEPENDENT ON JUST A HANDFUL OF

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KEY SECTORS. AND THEN, OF

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COURSE, FUTURE INTEREST RATE

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POLICY?

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>> YEAH, BOTH.

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>> I MEAN.

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>> IT'S SOME OF THE

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FLUCTUATIONS HAVE BEEN WILD. I

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THINK WEDNESDAY WAS THE BIGGEST

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DROP OF MAG-7 VERSUS THE S&P IN

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FOUR YEARS. AND YOU KNOW

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THERE'S SOME SOME ANALYSTS I'D

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SAY SHOULD WE EVEN CALL IT THE

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MAG MAGNIFICENT SEVEN ANYMORE.

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YOU KNOW WHAT MOONSHOT

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COMPETITION MARGIN EROSION. AND

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ON TOP OF THAT, AS YOU RIGHTLY

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MENTIONED, NEXT WEEK IS VERY

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IMPORTANT. WHAT WHAT IS KEVIN

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WARSH THINK OF THIS OIL

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INCREASE? YOU KNOW, TWO WEEKS

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AGO WE HAD WTI AT 70. NOW WTI

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IS AT 90. AND YOU YOU YOU WERE

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RIGHT. THERE'S A LOT OF HOPE.

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BUT HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL. AND

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WE WE'VE SEEN HOPES BEING

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DASHED IN IN THE PAST. WHAT IS

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WARSH THINK OF THIS. I MEAN IS

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HE IS HE WILLING TO LOOK PAST

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THIS OR NOT. AND BY THE WAY, I

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WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE

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SOME HAWKISH DISSENTS IN THE

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MEETING ON WEDNESDAY.

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>> IN YEARS PAST, PROFESSOR,

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WE'VE WE'VE HEARD AND MAYBE

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HEARD SOME KIND OF, I GUESS

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MAYBE SARCASM WITH REGARD TO

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ONE WORD IN PARTICULAR THAT

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CAME OUT OF THE FED AND JAY

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POWELL'S FED BACK IN THE DAY.

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THAT WAS THE WORD TRANSITORY.

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WE DON'T REALLY USE IT THAT

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MUCH ANYMORE THESE DAYS. BUT

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STILL, THERE'S A FEELING THAT

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THE THE TRANSITORY OR

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TRANSITORY NATURE OF INFLATION

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IS GOING TO BE A HUGE FOCUS FOR

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THE FED, FOR INVESTORS. IS

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THERE MAYBE THAT HAWKISH TILT?

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BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO EVER

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VIEW SOMETHING AS TRANSITORY IN

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TERMS OF INFLATIONARY PRESSURES

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AND THEN BE CAUGHT AT LEAST

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BLINDSIDED BY IT?

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>> YOU'RE PERFECTLY RIGHT. I

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MEAN, TRANSITORY UNDER POWELL,

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YOU KNOW, DESCRIBING THE COVID

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INFLATION, YOU KNOW, REALLY

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BECAME A A WORD LIKE HE SAID,

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LET'S RETIRE THAT WORD SO THAT

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THAT FEAR. BUT BUT THERE IS A

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GOOD GOOD POINT. I MEAN, YOU

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KNOW, LET'S HOPE THIS WAR IS

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GOING TO BE OVER. OIL IS GOING

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TO GO BACK DOWN. OIL WILL BE IN

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SURPLUS GOING BACK TO 60. SO

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THIS IS A MUCH BETTER

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TRANSITORY STORY, HONESTLY,

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THAN ANYTHING OVER COVID, WHEN

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THE GOVERNMENT WAS SPENDING

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TRILLIONS AND TRILLIONS OF

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DOLLARS AND THE FED WAS, YOU

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KNOW, I THINK RECKLESSLY JUST

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EXPANDING THE MONEY SUPPLY. SO

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THERE IS A CASE THAT IF YOU

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TAKE WHAT'S CALLED THOSE LONG

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TERM EXPECTATIONS, THE

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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN INFLATION

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PROTECTED BONDS AND THE

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STANDARD BONDS, WE HAVE NOT

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SEEN ANYWHERE NEAR AS MUCH OF A

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WIDENING SOMETHING. THE FED

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CALLS A FIVE YEAR, FIVE YEAR,

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WHICH IS LOOKING BEYOND THE

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FIVE YEARS, WHICH IS CYCLICAL

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AND FAR OUT, HAS NOT SEEN ANY

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REALLY APPRECIABLE INCREASE IN

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INFLATION EXPECTATION. NOW, IF

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WARSH WANTS TO KEEP HOLDING AND

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MAKES THE CASE FOR THAT, I'M

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SURE HE'S GOING TO BRING THAT

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UP. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

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SEEING INFLATION IN THAT. THOSE

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CORE NUMBERS, BEYOND JUST THE

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ENERGY THAT I THINK ARE GOING

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TO SPEAK UP AND SAY, LISTEN,

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YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S TIME TO

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RAISE AT LEAST A QUARTER OF A

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POINT. SO I'M REALLY WEDNESDAY

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IS GOING TO BE A REALLY IN

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IMPORTANT DAY IN IN ADDITION TO

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ALL THESE EARNINGS, OF COURSE,

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THAT ARE COMING OUT EVERY DAY.

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>> HOW MUCH DO INTEREST RATE

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EXPECTATIONS AND WHAT EXACTLY

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THEY COULD DO FROM HERE FACTOR

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INTO WHETHER OR NOT THIS MARKET

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IN YOUR MIND IS FAIR, VALUED,

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OVERVALUED, OR UNDERVALUED? I

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WANT TO JUST, YOU KNOW, EARLIER

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TODAY, WE HAD TALKED ON THE

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HALFTIME REPORT ABOUT BANK OF

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AMERICA'S MICHAEL HARTNETT

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ISSUING A NOTE TO CLIENTS

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SAYING THAT THEY DO NOT YET SEE

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THE LEVEL OF INTEREST RATES AS

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A THREAT TO ANYTHING BUT BONDS,

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BULL MARKET IN RISK ASSETS. I

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MEAN, THAT MEANS EVEN AT 4.7%

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APPROACHING FIVE, THAT IT'S NOT

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AN AREA THAT WE THINK IT'S

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GOING TO DERAIL THE GROWTH AND

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EARNINGS THESIS AROUND THE

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FUNDAMENTALS IN THE MARKET.

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DOES THAT SEEM TO CLICK WITH

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WHAT YOUR RESEARCH AND WHAT

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YOUR ANALYSIS SAYS ABOUT THE

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MARKET THESE DAYS?

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>> NOT NOT YET A THREAT. BUT

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YOU KNOW, WE'RE GETTING CLOSE.

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WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO THE

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HIGHS OF THE INTEREST RATES WE

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SAW WHEN, YOU KNOW, WHEN POWELL

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WAS STEPPING ON THE BRAKES,

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REALLY HARD TO TO STOP A MUCH

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HIGHER INFLATION THREE AND FOUR

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YEARS AGO NOW. YOU KNOW, I LIKE

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TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S CALLED

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THE YOU KNOW, THE TIPS YIELD,

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THE INFLATION ADJUSTED YIELD.

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THAT TEN YEAR HAS GONE TO 2.5%.

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NOW, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A

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20PE STOCK MARKET, WHICH IS

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PRETTY MUCH WHAT WE HAVE NOW

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WITH THESE DECLINES. THAT'S A

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5% YIELD REAL ON THE MARKET. SO

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THERE'S STILL A MARGIN THERE,

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2.5% THAT'S A LITTLE BIT LOWER

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THAN HISTORICALLY. BUT IT'S

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STILL AN EDGE THAT I THINK IS

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IMPORTANT ON STOCKS VERSUS

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BONDS. SO I WOULD AGREE NOT YET

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A THREAT. BUT IF WE SEE THOSE

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REAL YIELDS CONTINUE TO RISE

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THERE'S NO QUESTION. I MEAN

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THAT'S THE OTHER

Interactive Summary

This segment explores current market dynamics, focusing on the potential for rotation, the impact of the 'Magnificent Seven' performance, and the influence of upcoming Federal Reserve policies amidst fluctuating oil prices and inflation concerns. Jeremy Siegel discusses the differences between the current transitory inflation narrative compared to the COVID-19 era and analyzes whether current interest rate levels pose a threat to the stock market's valuation.

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