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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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jessefeldermacrovoicepicErik Townsend welcomes Jesse Felder to MacroVoices. Erik and Jesse discuss:

  • DeMark indicators and turning points in exhausted trends 
  • Looking at current breadth indicators
  • Considerations on share buybacks
  • Are we at the secular turn in corporate share buybacks?
  • Looking at the VIX short positioning
  • Volatility targeting strategies like risk parity
  • Is the market setting up for a crash or just a correction
  • Demographic catalysts
  • Real assets outperforming financial assets
  • Can inflation runaway?
  • Outlook on Precious metals

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Keith McCullough headshotErik Townsend welcomes back Keith McCullough to MacroVoices. Erik and Keith discuss::

  • Outlook on the US Dollar
  • Is the reflation trade narrative rolling over
  • Bullish outlook on the US markets and the Nasdaq
  • Where are bond yields going?
  • Are the secular lows in bond yields in?
  • Outlook on Europe and the Euro
  • Bitcoins and cryptocurrencies
  • Outlook on the emerging markets
  • Is there more upside in precious metals?
  • Outlook on China’s debt and economy

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2014 02 13 Axel headshotErik Townsend welcomes Axel Merk to MacroVoices. Erik and Axel discuss:

  • Mario Draghi and the ECB policy
  • UK Election and what is at stake
  • Future of the European Union
  • Perspectives on the Trump reflation trade
  • U.S. Dollar, fiscal and monetary policy
  • Understanding the pension crisis
  • Chinese Yuan devaluation
  • Future of Japanese Debt and Yen
  • Outlook on gold

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Arthur Berman largeErik Townsend welcomes Art Berman to MacroVoices. Erik and Art discuss:

  • Perspective on OPEC and the 9-month extension on production cuts
  • OPEC’s goal to keep a floor under oil prices
  • Positioning of oil traders since February
  • Reasons for lower oil prices
  • Putting U.S. production into perspective
  • Where does comparative inventory price Brent and WTI
  • Inventory data and forecasts
  • Impact of capital markets and central bank policy
  • Early recovery from oil price collapse
  • Correlation of U.S. debt to tight oil
  • Term structure of the crude oil markets

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Arthur Berman largeErik Townsend welcomes Art Berman to MacroVoices. Erik and Art discuss:

  • Perspective on OPEC and the 9-month extension on production cuts
  • OPEC’s goal to keep a floor under oil prices
  • Positioning of oil traders since February
  • Reasons for lower oil prices
  • Putting U.S. production into perspective
  • Where does comparative inventory price Brent and WTI
  • Inventory data and forecasts
  • Impact of capital markets and central bank policy
  • Early recovery from oil price collapse
  • Correlation of U.S. debt to tight oil
  • Term structure of the crude oil markets

We strongly recommend that you download the chart book that accompanies this interview, and Erik and Art will refer to it throughout the interview. Registered users here at MacroVoices.com already received the download link in your research roundup e-mail. If you haven’t already registered, click the red “Subscribe for FREE” button on the top right side of the home page, and register.  Once logged in, click “Research Library” and Guest Publications near the top of the page. From there you can download the PDF.

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JeffreySniderErik Townsend welcomes Jeffrey Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeffrey discuss:

  • Understanding Eurodollars and the Eurodollar shortage
  • The real drivers of the US Dollar bull market
  • The flaws in the reflation trade narrative
  • Looking at the swap spreads turning positive
  • Inflation outlook
  • Connection between Eurodollars and gold
  • TIC US Banking Data – Caribbean, Europe, Asia
  • Impact of QE on Eurodollars
  • China and PBOC considerations
  • Absolute improvement vs. relative

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RussellNapierMacroVoicesErik Townsend welcomes Professor Russell Napier to MacroVoices. Erik and Russell discuss:

  • Is the U.S. Dollar bull market over?  
  • Secular treasury bond bull market
  • The coming pension crisis
  • Inflation expectations
  • Outlook for precious metals
  • European exit contagion

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LacyHuntBio2017Erik Townsend welcomes Dr. Lacy Hunt to MacroVoices. Erik and Lacy discuss:

  • Are the secular lows in interest rates in?
  • Minsky vs. Kindelberger
  • Is the U.S. “Turning Japanese”?
  • Impact of demographics

  • Negative interest rates
  • Fed hiking into deteriorating economy
  • Dollar viability as reserve currency
  • European sovereign debt

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PROFESSOR STEVE KEEN headshotErik Townsend welcomes Steve Keen to MacroVoices. Erik and Steve discuss:

  • Insights into the French elections
  • The next move in the US Dollar
  • Is the bond bull market over?
  • Considerations on the levels of private debt
  • Geopolitics of North Korea and Syria
  • The economics of China’s debt crisis
  • Can we avoid another financial crisis
  • Are we at the next Minsky moment?
  • Housing bubbles in Canada and Australia
  • Considerations for the U.S. housing market 

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maa photoErik Townsend welcomes Martin Armstrong to MacroVoices. Erik and Martin discuss:

  • Views on the U.S. Dollar
  • The future of the European Union
  • Bullish case for U.S. stocks
  • Considerations for international money flows
  • Future interest rate trends
  • Looking at government debt
  • Geopolitics of North Korea and Syria
  • Considerations on China and the debt crisis

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