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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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DDB Headshot NewErik Townsend welcomes Danielle DiMartino Booth to MacroVoices. Erik and Danielle discuss:

  • Looking at the Fed from the inside
  • Shadow Banking System
  • Reflecting on the Global Financial Crisis
  • The culture at the Reserve Banks
  • What should be done with the Fed?
  • Can interest rates ever be normalized?
  • Considerations on the Underfunded Pensions
  • What needs to happen next? 

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Lance RobertsErik Townsend welcomes Lance Roberts to MacroVoices. Erik and Lance discuss:

  • Liquidity Driven Markets
  • Fed Balance Sheet Driving Asset Prices
  • Margin Debt Net Credit Balance
  • Margin Debt as a % of Real GDP
  • Total Liabilities & Equity /GVA
  • Total System Leverage
  • The Economic Deficit
  • Peaks in Real Profit Margins

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Juliette DeclercqErik Townsend welcomes Juliette Declercq to MacroVoices. Erik and Juliette discuss:

  • US Dollar, 10-year UST and the FOMC
  • Red string of fate ties U.S. to China
  • Perspective on the FOMC policy
  • Perspectives on the business cycle
  • Where is the ISM heading next
  • Impact on Trump’s tax and infrastructure spending
  • Surprises for the French election

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julian brigden headshotErik Townsend welcomes Julian Brigden to MacroVoices. Erik and Julian discuss:

  • U.S. Dollar impact on the U.S. shale bubble
  • Peak acceleration in ISM manufacturing
  • Headline inflation peaking
  • Fed tightening going to start to impact data
  • Bond shorting opportunity is over
  • Risks to the reflationary trades
  • Wage trends in the U.S.
  • Perspective on European growth and inflation
  • Relative pricing between U.S. and European bunds

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J ChristianErik Townsend welcomes Jeffrey Christian to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeff discuss:

  • Outlook on the US Dollar
  • Secular bullish call on gold
  • Outlook on silver
  • Current demand for physical gold
  • Platinum and palladium
  • Current fundamentals on lithium
  • Macro outlook on the economy and stock markets
  • Views on the European Union
  • Outlook for China and Russia

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

  • Catalyst for the current decline in oil
  • Lack of confidence in OPEC
  • Record levels of oil inventories
  • Comparative inventories to past years
  • World production surplus
  • Global liquids consumption growth
  • OECD incremental liquids Inventory
  • EIA U.S. crude oil forecast

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Grant WilliamsErik Townsend welcomes Grant Williams to MacroVoices. Erik and Grant discuss:

  • The rise and drivers of populism
  • Trump and the animal spirits driving the markets
  • Trump’s stance on ISIS
  • Peak optimism
  • Is there a crisis in China?
  • Gold/copper ratio
  • Stagflation
  • U.S. dollar outlook
  • Is the 35 year bond bull market over? 

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Louis 201211Erik Townsend welcomes Louis-Vincent Gave to MacroVoices. Erik and Louis discuss:

  • China Reflation Trade
  • Is Chinese Growth Rolling Over?
  • Will Trump Get a Weaker US Dollar?
  • Brexit and the Future of the European Union
  • Philippines and Rodrigo Duterte
  • Rise of the Chinese Empire
  • India and the Indian Currency System
  • Opinions on Stocks and Bonds
  • Investment Themes for 2017
  • Risks for 2017

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DSC06699 2Erik Townsend welcomes Jeffrey Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeff discuss:

  • Understanding the Eurodollar Money Market 
  • Swap Spreads and Interbank Hierarchy
  • Dimensions in the Eurodollar Futures and Eurodollar Money Supply
  • Why does the World Need So Many Dollars?
  • How the Eurodollar market supplanted the Bretton Woods System
  • U.S. Dollar and the Dollar Funding Gap
  • Reflation Trade Debunked
  • Interest Rates Trapped
  • Failing Global Currency System

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Jim Rogers largeErik Townsend welcomes Jim Rogers back to MacroVoices. Erik and Jim discuss:

  • What’s in store for the U.S. Equity Markets?
  • Outlook on the U.S. Dollar
  • Is the 35-year bond bull market over?
  • Where are junk bonds going?
  • History of government failures
  • His views on the global populist movements
  • Is there war on the horizon? 
  •  Are the Russian’s being scapegoated? 
  • Update on his views on gold
  • His views on movement to cashless society
  • Are we moving away from a free society?

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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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