BN Daybreak Mon 19 Jan - Trump’s 'Madman' Strategy; Iran’s Brutal Crackdown; is a 1929-Style Crash Coming?

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Iran admits brutality; Niall Ferguson on Trump’s “Madman Theory”; Andrew Ross Sorkin on the next Great Depression; China’s play for Iron Ore pricing power.
In this edition of BizNews Daybreak, Alec Hogg unpacks a volatile start to the week:
Iran on the Brink: Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei (86), in power for 37 years, breaks his silence, admitting to the brutal repression of recent anti-government protests that billed thousands.
Method to the Madness: Historian Niall Ferguson explains why Donald Trump’s chaotic geopolitical moves—like the bid for Greenland—might be a calculated application of Nixon’s “Madman Theory” to deter adversaries.
Market Crash Fears: With anxiety rising, New York Times columnist and author of a recent bestseller on the subject Andrew Ross Sorkin weighs in on whether a 1929-style collapse is possible today, or if government debt is the real ticking time bomb.
Commodities Shift: Beijing makes a major move to centralize iron ore purchases, threatening the pricing power of global mining giants.
Check the bond market, watch the tariffs, and win the day.
18 Jan 11PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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