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  • Prof. Steve Keen: Macro Outlook Under Donald Trump, Inflation, TSY Yields, and More

    Erik Townsend and Aaron Chan welcome Professor Steve Keen to MacroVoices. Erik and Professor Keen discuss how Trump might be the most Keynesian President since Trump, prospects for a debt jubilee and subsequent credit boom, European Union disintegration making Lehman look like a picnic, last gasps of neoliberalism, and more.

  • Prof. Steve Keen: Reinventing how Economics is Taught

    Erik Townsend welcomes back Steve Keen to MacroVoices. Erik and Steve discuss the 2008 crisis and what could go wrong in the current cycle. They discuss the false narratives around QE and bank reserves and where is the risk to correction in asset pricing. They further discuss the walking dead of debt and the future zombies to be. They further discuss Japan, Canada and China and how long does this debt cycle last?

  • Raoul Pal: Breaking Down the US Dollar, Past, Present, and Future

    Erik interviews Raoul Pal, and they breakdown the US dollar bull market and discuss where we're headed next.

  • Raoul Pal: Breaking Down the US Dollar; Past, Present, and Future

    Raoul PalErik Townsend welcomes Raoul Pal to MacroVoices. Erik and Raoul discuss:

    • The US Dollar backstory and how central bank policy divergence got us here
    • US government bonds and the potential for interest rates to move much lower
    • Weak growth in the US and a business cycle that is appearing to roll over
    • The risks of loaning money to insolvent governments in the form of sovereign bonds
    • Changing our operating framework to better understand a changing global macro picture
    • Gold and real estate becoming hedges to the currency risk involved with negative interest rates
    • Gold's ability to rally in the face of potential further Dollar strength
    • The European banking system and "CoCo Bonds"
    • The ban on cash and the real reasons the powers that be are moving in this direction
    • "The Big Uglies" and what could trigger an economic recession
    • Which forms further monetary or fiscal stimulus could take, and more...

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  • Raoul Pal: Inauguration Eve Macro Update

    Erik Townsend interviews Raoul Pal on MacroVoices. The interview with Raoul starts with asking if Trump can reverse the trend of a strong dollar. They look at the bond markets and ask if the secular bull market is over. Later in the interview, Erik and Raoul discuss the overcrowded VIX contango trade, the big opportunities for 2017 and the short-term outlook for gold, oil and junk bonds.

  • Raoul Pal: USD, TSYs, Biz Cycle, Gold, EU Exit Contagion & More!

    Erik Townsend and Aaron Chan welcome Raoul Pal to MacroVoices. Erik and Raoul discuss structural issues in LIBOR and Eurodollar markets as bullish for USD, update on Raoul's business cycle framework, 100% probability of recession following 2-term U.S. presidencies, Brexit contagion spreading into the rest of Europe, gold and USD pairs-trade timeline and expectations, precarious state of and systemic risk of the European banking sector, potential moonshot in soft commodities due to weather cycles, and much more.

  • Richard Duncan: What the history of monetary policy tells us about our future

    Duncan headshotErik Townsend welcomes Richard Duncan to MacroVoices. Erik and Richard discuss:

    • The events in world world history which have led to increased government spending and record debt
    • The catalysts that made everything "pop" in 2008
    • How QE works, who benefits from it, and how likely it is to persist
    • The results of having a government directed economic system for over 76 years
    • Unique conditions which allowed extraordinary policy from the Fed, and how the US could capitalize on them
    • The looming threat of war increasing due to a "need" for increased government spending
    • The alternative forms of government spending we could see in lieu of war
    • The possibility, and likely futility of "helicopter money"
    • Why we won't see the end of the USD's role as world reserve currency anytime soon
    • And fistfuls of more good stuff...

     

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  • Richard Duncan: What the history of monetary policy tells us about our future

    Richard and Erik discuss the history of monetary policy, and what it suggests to us about the direction the global economy is headed.

  • Rick Rule: Deep dive into pre-revenue resource investing process & due diligence

    Erik Townsend interviews Rick Rule from Sprott Global. The interview with Rick starts with the outlook for the precious metals markets in 2017. Erik then proceeds to discuss the due diligence in making private placements in the gold and silver mining companies. Hear Rick’s insights on evaluating intellectual and physical properties and the common characteristics of successful and failed properties. Rick further puts into perspective how much time and capital is needed to invest into early stage startups.

  • Robin Griffiths: Cyclical and Technical Frameworks, Central Bank Impotence, DM/EM Outlooks, Gold, and More

    Erik Townsend and Aaron Chan welcome Robin Griffiths to MacroVoices. Erik and Robin discuss technical and cyclical frameworks for evaluating financial markets, hierarchy of cycles from seasonal variation to generational, potential panicked selloff in the trade-weighted U.S. dollar, outlook for global equities and central bank-induced flash crashes, gold's resistance at $1,400 and ability to shoot back to all-time highs, and much more.

  • Russell Napier: Buy the Dollar Dip

    Erik Townsend welcomes Professor Russell Napier to MacroVoices. Erik and Russell discuss if the U.S. Dollar bull market over, where we are in the secular treasury bond bull market and the coming pension crisis. They further discuss inflation expectations, the outlook for precious metals and the European exit contagion risk.

  • RVTV Encore: Albert Edwards

    RealVision TV red 01Real Vision interviews Albert Edwards on February 27th, 2015

     

     

     

     

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  • RVTV Encore: Dr. Brett Steenbarger

    An interview which was originally published on October 18, 2015 between Raoul Pal of Real Vision and Dr. Brett Steenbarger, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

  • RVTV Encore: Edward Carter

    An interview which was originally published on April 8, 2016 between Raoul Pal, founder of Real Vision and Edward Bonham Carter, Vice Chairman of Jupiter Fund Management Plc.

  • RVTV Encore: Fred Hickey

    RealVision TV red 01Real Vision interviews Fred Hickey on September 18th, 2015

     

     

     

     

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  • RVTV Encore: Hugh Hendry

    RealVision TV red 01Hugh Hendry is interviewed by Raoul Pal for Real Vision Television on March 11th, 2016

     

     

     

     

     

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  • RVTV Encore: James Grant

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  • RVTV Encore: Jawad Mian, Part 1

    An interview which was originally published on April 29, 2016 between Grant Williams of Real Vision and Jawad Mian, Founder and Managing Editor of Stray Reflections, a global macro research and trading advisory with a focus on major investment themes and actionable trade ideas.

  • RVTV Encore: John Burbank ft. Kyle Bass

    RealVision TV red 01Kyle Bass interviews John Burbank on March 6th, 2015

     

     

     

     

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  • RVTV Encore: John Burbank ft. Kyle Bass

    Kyle Bass interviews John Burbank on Real Vision Television.

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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