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02:18 – Introduction to Maurice Obstfeld
05:26 – The role and evolution of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
08:14 – What has been the rationale for tariffs, and how has it impacted the economy?
11:13 – Has the viewpoint on tariffs shifted?
18:42 – How the changing monetary policy could undermine the dollar
27:19 – Does an alternative to the dollar even exist?
29:50 – What are the implications of moving away from the dollar?
34:20 – A possible financial repression incoming?
36:25 – The impact of an unusual approach to policy making domestically
39:16 – A fork in the road for the Fed
47:19 – From problem to crisis
51:32 – Is Obstfeld optimistic about AI?
53:06 – The end of the neoliberal era – what comes next?
58:00 – Advice for other investors

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02:24 – Introduction to Nicolas Dujovne
05:32 – Key reflections from Dujovne's former role as ministry of Treasury in Argentina
11:43 – How dollarization could change the overall dynamic of the economy
14:52 – How Dujovne's role as minister has shaped his investment process
16:56 – The state and outlook of emerging markets
21:13 – The relationship between central banks and emerging markets
23:33 – How the current globalization impact the investing landscape
27:43 – Evaluating the U.S from the lens of an emerging market investor
33:25 – How markets respond to fiscal dominance
37:16 – Are we going into a secular decline?
39:19 – How demographics impact emerging market investing
42:35 – Cheap manufacturing chains in emerging markets
44:17 – Finding investment opportunities in emerging market
46:45 – The maturity of emerging markets
48:14 – The preconditions for structural outperformance of emerging markets
51:08 – How important are commodities for emerging market trading?
52:48 – The energy demand for emerging markets
54:44 – Themes that will dominate the emerging market space in the coming years
56:12 – Advice for other emerging market investors

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02:18 – Introduction to Anna Wong
03:57 – The current state of Fed
06:35 – A potential flare up in inflation
16:19 – Wong's read on the labour market
22:50 – Fed's inflation argument makes no sense
28:59 – The outlook of the housing market
31:15 – Is AI destroying the labour market?
34:20 – The future direction of the Fed and the potential candidates
40:10 – The Fed is losing its balance
48:43 – How increasing Trump representatives could impact the Fed
51:58 – How monetary policy will unfold going forward
54:43 – How we achieve a healthy level of debt and growth
58:47 – Trump wants a weak dollar
01:00:59 – Why Wong is optimistic about AI's impact on GDP growth

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:20 – (Re)Introduction to Louis Gave
03:45 – Gave's analysis of the current economic data
09:45 – What causes the weakening of the economy?
11:54 – The outlook for tariffs – will they eventually become stable?
16:16 – The future for inflation – will it become more persistent over time?
20:43 – The risk factors of energy markets
25:51 – Will we see a Fed cut in September?
26:58 – Powell – in or out?
31:13 – We are seeing a paradigm shift in the US Dollar
38:26 – The outcome of the AI revolution
43:03 – Deficits are like tequila shots
46:55 – We started an equity bull market in China – but one is involved
55:49 – The impact of tariffs on global macro

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:20 – Introduction to Steven Bell
05:37 – Has the challenge of forecasting economics changed?
10:27 – Was it easier to be a money manager back in the days?
13:11 – Is emotion and hysteria taking over markets?
16:48 – Tariffs disappearing? Forget it
21:41 – The economic impact of the recent CPI data
24:38 – How tariffs will impact workers and productivity
28:54 – Bell's outlook for inflation
32:15 – Do deficits even matter?
36:51 – How messy will the Fed's handling of inflation be?
44:16 – Who is a likely replacement for Powell?
45:11 – An AI productivity boom
49:14 – Bell's outlook for the economy
56:32 – Navigating the consensus view on the dollar as an economist
01:01:06 – Macro advise for other investors

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:58 – Revisiting the Income Driven Expansion
12:30 – Inflation Dynamics and Economic Policy
15:31 – The Dynamics of Labor and Immigration
27:58 – Strategic Decoupling and Its Implications
32:04 – The Economic Implications of Manufacturing in China
42:13 – Economic Growth and Market Dynamics
48:28 – The Evolving Landscape of Investment Strategies
53:25 – Understanding Alpha Strategies and Portfolio Diversification
01:01:10 – The Dynamics of Hedge Fund Strategies and Correlation
01:09:34 – Global Macro Trends and Financial Decoupling

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:16 – Introduction to Barry Eichengreen
03:51 – The Future of the Dollar: Concerns and Predictions
14:29 – Fiscal Challenges and Policy Responses
33:04 – Analyzing Economic Policies and Their Impacts
49:18 – Global Economic Perspectives: Trade Wars and Currency Alternatives
56:46 – The Future of Global Currency Systems

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:19 – Introduction to Elroy Dimson and Kiran Ganesh
09:21 – What kind of feedback do they get from clients?*
13:04 – Stocks for the long run?
17:41 – Is the US losing its grip on its economy?
24:08 – Are indicies becoming more crucial for portfolios?
25:39 – Ranking equity markets according to risk
27:22 – How often should we expect economic collapses?
29:13 – The surprising outcomes of bonds
34:00 – Bonds – are we returning to 1999?
38:31 – Which asset classes are the optimal inflation hedges?
40:47 – Where do most of their returns come from?
41:56 – How they approach the evolving interest rate landscape
43:49 – The state of Bitcoin and alternative assets
49:59 – Key insights to factor investing
54:38 – Is value investing becoming structurally more challenged?
55:48 – Performance expectations in the major asset classes
57:36 – Advice for constructing a solid long term portfolio

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Episode TimeStamps:

03:21 – Introduction to Demetri Kofinas
04:39 – The era of financial nihilism
11:44 – The birth of a radical optimism?
20:10 – The risk of not heeding the call
26:16 – The dark side of smoothing the business cycle
29:14 – What have we lost in the vacuum of consequence?
33:39 – The collapse of the social contract
38:25 – The importance of a unified narrative
47:16 – Technology – a driver of unity or disunity?
50:05 – The role of government in libertarianism
53:12 – How far are we from a fourth turning?
56:25 – Crisis is a perception relative to where you are

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Episode TimeStamps:

02:32 – A big picture framework – what has changed since our last conversation?
09:32 – Why are commodities so cheap today?
17:03 – Why is now the moment to go long?
31:04 – We are in a huge carry trade
47:04 – Commodities are taking over another role
51:15 – Where are the greatest opportunities in rare metals?
58:40 – It will end badly for millennials
01:04:09 – Conspiracy theories in the gold industry
01:06:55 – The outlook for the U.S energy market
01:14:02 – Europe is in a difficult energy spot

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Episode TimeStamps:

01:34 – A quick catch up since last conversation
02:13 – Dredge's key takeaways from 2024
08:58 – When did things really start to move for Dredge?
15:41 – Cem's analysis of the recent global macro environment
22:51 – What has driven the S&P volatility?
24:44 – Positioning is all that matters
29:31 – “Correlation is a bitch”
33:31 – Portfolio Manager in legal trouble for following an ESG strategy
37:57 – The difference between credit and vol investors
42:07 – The good outcome is a recession
45:36 – All the things that you are not worried about is driving your performance
48:49 – The state of interest rates and FX trading
57:24 – Is the Fed losing its grip on the economy?
01:03:46 – The outlook of markets – where are we heading?
01:09:18 – Risk is on your balance sheet, not in the future
01:16:14 – Dredge's perspective on structural products issuance
01:27:22 – The recession might come sooner than we think