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hedge fund manager Erik Townsend

Erik Townsend is a retired software entrepreneur turned hedge fund manager. Throughout his career, Erik has capitalized on his ability to understand complex systems and anticipate paradigm shifts far in advance of the mainstream. Read More...

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Jim Bianco

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jim Bianco to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss:

  • Credit market reaction to inflation
  • Employment: friction between returning to office vs. WFH
  • What’s going on with the Fed
  • How to know if inflation is transitory
  • MMT influence on politics and policies
  • DeFi and tokenization of financial assets

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Alex Gurevich

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Alex Gurevich to MacroVoices. Erik and Alex discuss:

  • Is the bond bull market over?
  • US Dollar outlook
  • Effects of tightening cycle
  • Fed’s excess stimulus and inflation
  • Gold & precious metals outlook
  • Perspectives on bond markets

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Izabella Kaminska

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Izabella Kaminska to MacroVoices. Erik and Izabella discuss:

  • Shifting into endemic phase – what that means for the economy
  • Is this inflation transitory?
  • Supply chain – shortage in semi conductors
  • Instability in Ukraine/Russia relations
  • What the current economic situation means for investors
  • CBDC in China – will other governments adopt?
  • UBER and Airbnb business model
  • What happens next in recovery for consumers

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Ronald Stoeferle

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Ronald Stoeferle to MacroVoices. Erik and Ronald discuss:

  • Return of volatility
  • Is recession upon us?
  • Price of gold
  • Rate hike cycle and inflation
  • Velocity of money and inflation expectations
  • Relationship between gold and crypto
  • Performance of mining shares
  • General market outlook

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Viktor Shvets

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Viktor Shvets to MacroVoices. Erik and Viktor discuss:

  • The inflation pendulum
  • Monetary policy and its relationship to the stock market
  • Negative interest rates and gold
  • Will the Fed tighten or ease?
  • Post Covid geopolitics between US/China/Russia
  • What’s priced wrong and where are investment opportunities?
  • How to invest during the re-opening of the economy

*Please note that the market wrap commentary was recorded mid-session with the S&P still up on the day, before the late-day crash to new lows*

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Darius Dale

Erik Townsend and guest host Kevin Muir welcome Darius Dale to MacroVoices. Erik and Darius discuss:

  • Deflation or inflation?
  • Omicron effects on the markets
  • How will recovery impact asset prices post-pandemic? 
  • End of stimulus and what that means for the markets
  • Fed is late to tighten – where does this go next?
  • Impending secular inflation vs. 1970’s inflation
  • Outlook on gold and precious metals
  • Quantifying potential downside in the stock market

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Grant Williams to MacroVoices. Erik and Grant discuss:

  • Are central banks leading us to inflation trap?
  • Will the Fed follow through with tapering?
  • Omicron effects on reopening of the economy
  • Asset allocation in current market conditions
  • Tesla – will it finally roll over and break?
  • Disparity between oil displacement and transition to green energy
  • Foreign affairs – US/Russia/China relations 

 

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Louis-Vincent Gave

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Louis-Vincent Gave to MacroVoices. Erik and Louis discuss:

  • Omicron effects on the markets
  • Fed’s tapering – is it real this time?
  • Is the Fed heading into an inflation trap?
  • Final era of oil 
  • US/China & US/Russia relations post COVID
  • Precious metals, US Dollar and cryptocurrency

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Jesse Felder

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jesse Felder to MacroVoices. Erik and Jesse discuss:

  • Inflation vs Deflation
  • What happens if there is no correction in nominal prices?
  • "The Buffet Yardstick”
  • What is in store for equity markets next year?
  • Precious metals and mining stocks – where is the opportunity? 

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Francesco Filia

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Francesco Filia to MacroVoices. Erik and Francesco discuss:

  • DeFi – Decentralized Finance
  • Will bonds be replaced with new credit instruments?
  • The next step leading to DeFi
  • Displaced bonds and what that would mean for investors
  • Cryptocurrency and digital lending
  • What to expect in digitization of financial industry 

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MACRO VOICES is presented for informational and entertainment purposes only. The information presented in MACRO VOICES should NOT be construed as investment advice. Always consult a licensed investment professional before making important investment decisions. The opinions expressed on MACRO VOICES are those of the participants. MACRO VOICES, its producers, and hosts Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna shall NOT be liable for losses resulting from investment decisions based on information or viewpoints presented on MACRO VOICES.

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