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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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LukeGromenErik Townsend welcomes Luke Gromen to MacroVoices. Erik and Luke discuss:

  • Why be bearish on the US Dollar?
  • Do budget deficits matter?
  • New yuan oil contract changing global landscape
  • Impact on global Eurodollar system
  • Long gold, short oil
  • What is wrong with a new QE?
  • Impact on global holding of Treasury Bonds
  • Is inflation in the US a risk?
  • Is the economic endgame starting?

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JeffreySniderEurodollar University 02 bErik Townsend welcomes back Jeffrey Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeffrey discuss:

  • How Dollar becomes ‘Dollar’
  • Bankers’ Acceptances
  • The Evolution of Eurodollars
  • Where do Eurodollars come from?
  • Money as interbank liabilities
  • What exactly are Eurodollars?
  • Transformation of banking into a wholesale model

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JoeMcMonigle headshotErik Townsend welcomes Joe McMonigle to MacroVoices. Erik and Joe discuss:

  • Is the oil supply glut rebalancing?
  • Is OPEC just jawboning the market?
  • Import data impacting oil inventories
  • Outlook for U.S. oil production
  • Update on Venezuelan geopolitics
  • What can go wrong with Iran?
  • Is the Petrodollar system at risk?
  • Is the Saudi Aramco IPO going to happen?
  • Is the term structure signaling bullish prices

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JoshCrumbErik Townsend welcomes Josh Crumb to MacroVoices. Erik and Josh discuss:

  • Perspectives on what is gold?
  • Energy defining the price of gold
  • Interest rates influence on gold
  • Gold vs. cryptocurrencies
  • Government sponsored cryptocurrencies
  • Outlook for the US dollar
  • Forecast for gold prices
  • Impact stock market volatility would have on gold prices
  • Considerations on silver and bitcoins
  • Allocated vs. unallocated gold and gold ETFs

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Howe HeadshotErik Townsend welcomes Neil Howe to MacroVoices. Erik and Neil discuss:

  • What is the Fourth Turning?
  • Why the Fourth Turning started with GFC
  • Is there another big global event on the horizon?
  • Future changes in political landscape
  • What to expect for the next decade?
  • Impact of baby boomers retiring
  • Understanding the Homelander generation
  • Silent vs. Homelander generation
  • Reflections on the Fourth Turning book and new consideration

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Erik Townsend welcomes Raoul Pal and Julian Brigden to MacroVoices. Erik, Raoul and Julian discuss:

  • Views on the US Dollar
  • Perspectives on equities and business cycle?
  • Outlook on the bond bull market
  • Will we see a new bull market in precious metals?
  • Demographics and Japan
  • Considerations on the coming pension crisis
  • Where is oil going next?
  • Parallels to the 1990’s business cycle

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ChrisWhalenPicErik Townsend welcomes Chris Whalen to MacroVoices. Erik and Chris discuss:

  • Perspectives on the U.S. dollar pullback
  • Considerations on the overvalued equity markets
  • Corporate debt and interest rate trends
  • Outlook on bonds and levels of private debt
  • Trump bump and the aftermath
  • Is the secular bond bull market over
  • Reflecting back on Chris’s book – Inflated
  • Considerations on the coming pension crisis
  • Highlights on Chris’s new book – Ford Men

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pippa malmgrenErik Townsend welcomes Dr. Pippa Malmgren to MacroVoices. Erik and Pippa discuss:

  • Update on European geopolitics
  • What is in store for European migration
  • Considerations on Turkish politics
  • Geopolitics associated with the cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies
  • Future of US dollars roll as world reserve currency
  • Post Donald Trump Texas economics
  • Understanding the PPT (Plunge Protection Team)

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hunt ben 300px keylineErik Townsend welcomes Dr. Ben Hunt to back MacroVoices. Erik and Ben discuss:

  • Sea of Change at Central Banks
  • Negative impact of Fed shrinking their balance sheet
  • Janet Yellen just broke up with you
  • Impact on the market conditions moving forward
  • Considerations on interest rate and bond trends
  • Fed impact on equity markets
  • Considerations for the future of the ETF market
  • Flaws of the volatility ETFs
  • Considerations in the Real Estate Markets

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