The Minority Mindset Show

"The reality is AI is single-handedly propping up our economy."

In this episode, Jaspreet Singh sits down with Jackson (his head of investing research) to walk through the five biggest threats facing the US economy right now: rising interest rates, stubborn inflation, heavy dependence on AI, pressure from the United Kingdom, and high oil prices. Jackson explains why the Fed raised rates for the first time in three years, why Fed Governor Barr sees no path back to 2% inflation in a reasonable amount of time, and why oil is the biggest sticking point behind prices.

Jaspreet and Jackson then connect the pieces, from a debt to GDP ratio of about 125% and Treasury yields above 5% to AI stocks carrying the S&P 500. They explain how higher energy costs could slow AI growth, and where they see opportunity through emerging market bonds, international markets, and the always be buying, market crash, and market shift framework.

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Keywords: interest rates, Treasury yields, inflation, oil prices, artificial intelligence, national debt, debt to GDP, emerging market bonds, market shifts, investing

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"The most expensive kind of money is free money."

This episode sits down with Graham Stephan to discuss whether the US dollar is at risk as national debt nears $40 trillion and the Fed buys long-term Treasuries to push yields down. Graham explains why he does not expect a Venezuela-style collapse but does expect the dollar to keep losing value, why free money has historically led to market surges, and why a future anti-wealth president could trigger a 50 to 60 percent market drop.

Jaspreet Singh also covers whether AI is a bubble and how it could reshape jobs, why Graham holds Bitcoin through an ETF instead of cold storage, why he now thinks renting beats buying on the numbers, and why he sold his rental properties for tax-free municipal bonds. They close with the Pokemon card market, remote work versus the office, and what it takes to build wealth in America today.

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Keywords: Graham Stephan, dollar collapse, yield control, national debt, stock market, Bitcoin ETF, rent vs buy, AI bubble, Pokemon cards, building wealth

"Higher interest rates tend to pop the bubble."

This episode responds to the headlines that Ray Dalio and other experts are warning rising interest rates could tip the economy into a recession. He explains that the Fed has raised rates once this year, with more hikes likely at its October 28th and December meetings, and why that makes the recession question worth examining closely.

Jaspreet Singh walks through the five most recent rate-hiking cycles and what happened to stocks and the economy during and after each one. He then covers why private equity and private credit are showing early stress, and how he uses always be buying, market shifts, and market crashes to stay calm and keep building wealth.

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Keywords: interest rates, rate hikes, recession, Ray Dalio, Federal Reserve, private equity, private credit, stock market, always be buying, market shifts

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"The new driver of inflation is artificial intelligence."

This episode shares three takeaways from a meeting his head of investing research attended with Fed Governor Barr: higher interest rates are likely coming in 2026, lower inflation may be further away than many expect, and artificial intelligence is now adding to inflation instead of reducing it. He explains why this is a shift from the Federal Reserve's earlier view that AI would push prices down.

Jaspreet Singh walks through how this contrasts with the White House, where President Trump is encouraging AI companies to police themselves under a moral accord while competing with China for AI leadership. He then covers how interest rates and money printing affect investors, and the framework he uses to build and accelerate wealth through any of it.

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Keywords: Federal Reserve, interest rates, inflation, artificial intelligence, AI regulation, China AI race, national debt, always be buying, market shifts, investing

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"This office building in Chicago sold for $68 million 10 years ago. Today, it sold for $4 million."

This episode breaks down why commercial real estate is cracking across the country, with office buildings selling at 80 to 90 percent discounts as more than $1 trillion in commercial loans readjust at today's much higher interest rates. He explains why these properties are valued on the income they generate rather than sentiment, and why falling occupancy combined with rising costs is pushing many buildings underwater.

Jaspreet Singh walks through a real world example showing how a building's value can collapse when its net operating income falls, and then turns to the housing market to explain why it's under pressure but hasn't cracked the way commercial real estate has.

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Keywords: commercial real estate, office building crash, mortgage rates, housing affordability, net operating income, cap rate, interest rates, real estate investing, national debt, Federal Reserve

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"Gold now has a new competitor for a safe haven investment which is treasuries."

This episode breaks down why gold prices fell even after President Trump rejected a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices jumped back up, a reaction that runs opposite to how gold usually behaves during bad economic news. He explains why investors moved into Treasuries instead, and why that shift signals a bigger change in how money is looking for safety in this economy.

Jaspreet Singh walks through why Treasury yields hitting their highest levels in more than two decades matters far beyond the bond market, touching the national debt, mortgage rates, car loans, and credit card rates, and what the Federal Reserve's expected rate hikes in October and December could mean next.

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Keywords: gold prices, Treasury yields, safe haven investment, national debt, Federal Reserve, interest rates, mortgage rates, Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, investing

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"Gold now has a new competitor for a safe haven investment which is treasuries."

This episode breaks down why gold prices fell even after President Trump rejected a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and oil prices jumped back up, a reaction that runs opposite to how gold usually behaves during bad economic news. He explains why investors moved into Treasuries instead, and why that shift signals a bigger change in how money is looking for safety in this economy.

Jaspreet Singh walks through why Treasury yields hitting their highest levels in more than two decades matters far beyond the bond market, touching the national debt, mortgage rates, car loans, and credit card rates, and what the Federal Reserve's expected rate hikes in October and December could mean next.

In this episode, you'll learn:

Keywords: gold prices, Treasury yields, safe haven investment, national debt, Federal Reserve, interest rates, mortgage rates, Strait of Hormuz, oil prices, investing

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"The Trump administration wants to see Bitcoin prices explode."

This episode breaks down why the US government is building a strategic Bitcoin reserve of more than 300,000 coins, and why Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants the United States to become the world leader in crypto. He explains the irony at the center of it: Bitcoin was created to help people move away from the dollar, but the government is now using it to strengthen the dollar and its own balance sheet.

Jaspreet Singh walks through how the reserve was built from seized Bitcoin rather than tax dollars, why a stronger government balance sheet could justify borrowing even more against the $40 trillion national debt, and the risks that come with Bitcoin's volatility and the government's growing influence over it.

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Keywords: Bitcoin, strategic Bitcoin reserve, cryptocurrency, national debt, dollar devaluation, Scott Bessent, government balance sheet, debasement trade, volatility, investing

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"Emotions are the enemy of profits."

This episode breaks down a new S&P Global report showing the US economy growing at its fastest pace since right after the pandemic, driven by corporate profits up almost 29% year over year. He explains why that boom hasn't translated into calm markets, with the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, Treasury yields hitting two decade highs, and gas prices up nearly 30% in a year.

Jaspreet Singh walks through why stocks and bonds have been falling together instead of moving in their usual opposite directions, what that says about investors shifting money into Treasuries, and the three ways he thinks about building wealth through any market environment.

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Keywords: economic growth, corporate profits, Federal Reserve, Treasury yields, bond market, inflation, interest rates, stock market volatility, investing strategy, market shifts

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"It's official. The Federal Reserve Bank wants to reset our economy, starting with the United States dollar."

This episode breaks down why the Federal Reserve Bank and the Trump administration have split apart on economic priorities, with the Fed now committing to fight inflation even if it means slowing the economy, while President Trump keeps pushing to stimulate growth. He explains how the pandemic era of money printing and zero interest rates set up this conflict, and why the war in the Middle East has made it worse.

Jaspreet Singh walks through why the US national debt has now outgrown the economy for the first time since World War II, the four options the government has to deal with that debt, and why cracks are forming in private equity and private credit as interest rates stay higher than firms expected.

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Keywords: Federal Reserve, national debt, inflation, quantitative easing, debt to GDP, private equity, private credit, interest rates, dollar devaluation, investing

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