Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones said Tuesday he is long gold and bitcoin as he expects that the path forward will be inflationary regardless of who lands in the White House — though he has started positioning for a Trump victory. “I think all roads lead to inflation,” Jones told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “I’m long gold. I’m long Bitcoin. I think commodities are so ridiculously under-owned, so I’m long commodities. I think most young people find their inflation hedges via the Nasdaq, that’s also been great.” The founder of Tudor Investment and Robin Hood Foundation said he’s anticipating former President Donald Trump could win the 2024 U.S. presidential election, and has started allocating more toward inflation trades. “I moved in that direction, for sure,” said Jones, referencing the changes he’s made to his portfolio. The long-time investor, who became famous after predicting and profiting off the 1987 stock market crash, said he’s worried about the trajectory of the U.S. debt, which he will expects could run hotter than the Congressional Budget Office currently anticipates. @GC.1 YTD mountain Gold, YTD The CBO expects deficits will hit $2.8 trillion by 2034, up from $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024. It expects the debt to rise to 122% of GDP in 2034, up from where it currently is near 100% of GDP. He worries that the tax cuts and spending proposed by the two candidates will be inflationary, and will not be tolerated the Treasury markets, causing a spike in rates. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield last climbed above 4.2% Tuesday. Rates have been rising even after the Federal Reserve cut rates a month ago. “I am clearly not going to own any fixed income, and I’m going to be short the back end of fixed income,” Jones said. “Because it’s just completely the wrong price.” Bond prices and yields move inversely. The investor said like most civilizations too indebted, the U.S. will ultimately try to inflate its way out.
