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Ex-Trump Treasury Undersecretary Warns Fed Is Now “Giant Hedge Fund”

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July 8, 2026

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Ex-Trump Treasury Undersecretary Warns Fed Is Now “Giant Hedge Fund”

David Malpass, who served as President Trump’s Under Secretary of the Treasury for International Affairs during his first term and later as president of the World Bank, warned again this week that the Federal Reserve, which has “lost a trillion dollars,” is now operating like “a giant hedge fund.” Malpass told CNBC’s Squawk Box: “The []

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Coffman Chronicle

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· Jul 2, 2026

Trump Crypto Profits Top $1 Billion as Financial Disclosure Fuels Ethics Scrutiny

President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosure has put new attention on the overlap between presidential power, cryptocurrency policy and private profit.

The New American

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· Jun 24, 2026

Former World Bank President Critiques Central Banking

David Malpass has described the Federal Reserve as having “basically become a giant hedge fund” that has incurred over a trillion dollars in losses. ... The post Former World Bank President Critiques Central Banking appeared first on The New American.

Knewz

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· Jul 9, 2026

Marjorie Taylor Green ‘blown away’ by President Donald Trump after previously ‘attacking’ the Bidens for ‘corruption’

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, once one of President Donald Trump‘s fiercest defenders in Congress, said on The View she was “blown away” by the wealth the Trump family has accumulated since his return to the White House in January 2025 — the same type of financial activity she once condemned as “corruption” when it...

Washington Examiner

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· Jul 2, 2026

How hospitals are profiting from a program meant for low-income patients

Washington is increasingly tapping a hidden “piggy bank” to fund its growing healthcare commitments. Proponents of this strategy proclaim that it doesn’t cost taxpayers a dime, but that’s an illusion. It’s quietly draining one of America’s most important industries — and threatens to degrade millions of Americans’ health while greatly increasing future healthcare spending. Each []

Brisbane Times

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· Jul 1, 2026

Trump has revealed how much money he made last year, and it’s unprecedented

The US president raked in billions, including revenue from crypto ventures, in an unheard-of moneymaking flex by a sitting US president.

Dollar Collapse

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· Jul 9, 2026

No Confidence: Automatic Treasury Bond Buyers Are Gone, Fiscal Dominance Incoming

Written by Bryan Lutz, Editor at Dollarcollapse.com: The Fed spent the past year cutting rates while the bond market spent the past three months raising them. Let’s break that down: Fed funds sits at 3.63, a 52-week low. The 30-Year Treasury yield touched 5.2 in May, its highest level in a decade, and closed back []

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Related coverage for "Ex-Trump Treasury Undersecretary Warns Fed Is Now “Giant Hedge Fund”": Coffman Chronicle — Trump Crypto Profits Top $1 Billion as Financial Disclosure Fuels Ethics Scrutiny. The New American — Former World Bank President Critiques Central Banking. Knewz — Marjorie Taylor Green ‘blown away’ by President Donald Trump after previously ‘attacking’ the Bidens for ‘corruption’. Washington Examiner — How hospitals are profiting from a program meant for low-income patients. Brisbane Times — Trump has revealed how much money he made last year, and it’s unprecedented. Dollar Collapse — No Confidence: Automatic Treasury Bond Buyers Are Gone, Fiscal Dominance Incoming