About Erik Townsend

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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Lyn Alden

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Lyn Alden to MacroVoices. Erik and Lyn discuss:

  • Rising AI trend
  • Energy is under owned!
  • Rally in Energy market, is this the beginning of a big move?
  • Shale dynamics
  • Is peak oil over?
  • Outlook on natural gas & nuclear energy
  • Copper and battery metals
  • Inflation outlook
  • Is there one more rate hike left?

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Dr. Anas Alhajji

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr. Anas Alhajji to MacroVoices. Erik and Anas discuss:

  • Why China reopening didn’t recreate much anticipated demands
  • ESG trend impact in long-term
  • Unexpected increase in demand that no one expects
  • Impacts of OPEC running out of spare production
  • Increase in energy prices - 1970’s-like energy crisis on horizon?
  • Drawdowns and refilling of U.S. SPR 
  • Dark Shipping – its impact on the market and the quality of data

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Darius Dale

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Darius Dale to MacroVoices. Erik and Darius discuss:

  • Credit cycle downturn
  • Is this bear market going to roll over?
  • What credit event to watch for?
  • Likelihood of recession happening
  • Inflation or disinflation?
  • Outlook on China

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Juliette Declercq

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Juliette Declercq to MacroVoices. Erik and Juliette discuss:

  • Overall market analysis
  • What impact inflation has on the economy
  • Weak manufacturing and disinflation
  • 2023 Global activity bounce and what to expect next
  • Labor, wages and the economic sweet spot
  • Recession on horizon?
  • Will the Fed trigger a hard landing in the second wave of inflation?
  • Impact of AI on the economy
  • Current civil unrest in France

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Dr. Pippa Malmgren

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr. Pippa Malmgren to MacroVoices. Erik and Pippa discuss:

  • Wagner group vs. Russian Ministry of Defense
  • Translating the Russia/Ukraine conflict into market analysis
  • Control of nuclear assets 
  • Upcoming Presidential election 
  • Mainstream media’s censorship on election candidates
  • Civil war on the horizon for US?

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Leigh Goehring

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Leigh Goehring to MacroVoices. Erik and Leigh discuss:

  • Global agricultural crisis
  • Food inflation – is there more to come?
  • El Niño phenomena and its impact on price of grains
  • Dust bowl conditions
  • Weather vs supply and demand of grains
  • Cocoa supply shortage
  • Russia/Ukraine conflict and its impact on commodity trading
  • Portfolio construction with commodities

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

  • Latest changes in Fed policy
  • Dovish pivot on the horizon?
  • US dollar and the new chair of US Council of Economic Advisors
  • China reopening 
  • Implications of China/Taiwan conflict
  • Debt ceiling – what’s next?
  • Outlook on AI associated stocks

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Bill Blain

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Bill Blain to MacroVoices. Erik and Bill discuss:

  • Inflation outlook
  • Geopolitics and trade
  • Consequences and implications of inflation
  • China and BRICS alliance
  • “Virtuous Sovereign Trinity”
  • Artificial intelligence – where is it headed?
  • Portfolio construction

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Ronnie Stoeferle

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

  • What to expect from In Gold We Trust report
  • Fundamentals driving precious metal markets
  • Mining stocks
  • Inflation and monetary policy changes
  • De-dollarization and gold accumulation in Russia and China
  • Shift in gold demand from West to East
  • ESG – social implications of gold mining
  • Market outlook and trading strategies with gold 

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DAniel Lacalle

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Daniel Lacalle to MacroVoices. Erik and Daniel discuss:

  • Macro outlook on Europe
  • Impact of rate hikes on commodities
  • Outlook for European energy security
  • Inflation outlook for the rest of 2023
  • Gold and stagflation
  • Bitcoin & cryptocurrency

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