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The Exchange

Safe Haven Status, Retail Wrap Up, and Crypto Comeback 8/21/26

Aug 21, 2026 · 44m

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The Wall Street Journal’s Greg Ip joins us to discuss whether U.S. Treasurys are losing their safe haven status after Treasury Secretary Bessent’s buyback plan. Plus, Guggenheim’s Simeon Siegel is here with his retail outlook after a big earnings week. And Pantera Capital’s Cosmo Jiang weighs in on bitcoin’s big week and the other big headlines in the crypto space.