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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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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Harley Bassman to MacroVoices. Erik and Harley discuss:

  • Impact of COVID19 on recession – was it the cause or catalyst?
  • Perspective on declining population and workforce
  • Possibility of risk parity unwind
  • Portfolio positioning in current market 
  • Policy risk on spread trading
  • Are we headed toward secular inflation and what does that entail?
  • Inflation vs. bond market 

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All-Star Dr. Anas Alhajji and Erik discuss:

  • Rebalancing the market: Between U.S. Shale, 180mm bbl of Floating Storage, and a recession, how long will it take to get back to normal?
  • Long-term outlook for global energy markets: Why higher prices are inevitable
  • The risk of alternatives under-delivering resulting in a supply capacity-induced global energy crisis in ~10 years time

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Art Berman to MacroVoices. Erik and Art discuss:

  • OPEC+ Production cut and the spring rally
  • Flaws in the assumption that shut-in oil wells
  • Decline rates – how does it work?
  • Forecast on oil production – will it go up and what’s next?
  • How much is the industry and its production hedged?
  • Unaccounted for oil – why is there so much of it?
  • Is the storage crisis really over?
  • Recent recovery - are we back to pre-crisis consumption?

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All-Star Louis-Vincent Gave and Erik discuss:

  • The Hong Kong Debacle: Why Xi Jinping needs to save Hong Kong rather than sacrifice it
  • U.S. Dollar weakness: What’s driving it and where is it headed?
  • Civil unrest in the USA and elsewhere: What are the causes and what comes next?

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Diego Parrilla to MacroVoices. Erik and Diego discuss:

  • How to interpret the strong market action despite the pandemic and civil unrest
  • What’s next for US Dollar?
  • Recent downside move in Gold – is this the time to buy? 
  • Perspectives on the rapid recovery in oil prices
  • Shift from deflation to inflation/stagflation – how long will this take?
  • False diversification
  • Likelihood of a risk parity unwind and its risks 

 

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All-Star Luke Gromen and Erik discuss:

  • The Fed has been extremely aggressive and markets have responded – are we headed towards all time highs?
  • Tapering of the Fed’s balance sheet expansion and what it means for the markets
  • How is Luke positioned for what’s on the horizon?

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Vikram Mansharamani to MacroVoices. Erik and Vikram discuss:

  • What kind of recovery should we expect post-COVID19?
  • Increasing civil unrest – what could that mean for investors?
  • Will this “work from home” trend continue even after the crisis is over?
  • What are the least obvious implications of this crisis?
  • Impacts of the crisis on businesses and supply chains moving forward
  • US/China geopolitical relations
  • Perspective on the US dollar as the world reserve currency
  • Implications of a secular shift from deflation/stagflation to inflation

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All-Star Jeff Snider and Erik discuss:

  • If the Fed really was printing money, there'd be no need to sell it to the public in general, financial services industry specifically.
  • Chairman Powell appeared on 60 Minutes in May, and while everyone focused on his statement "create money digitally" no one noticed three important lies the Chairman told.
  • There isn't the slightest hint of inflation in any meaningful market after almost three months of so-called money printing. Nor in corporate boardrooms.
  • The most optimistic case, the base comparison the Fed (and CBO) is using, is that this will all end up being worse than the 2008-09 Great "Recession." 
  • Hopefully back to even by the end of next year isn't quite what people have in mind, and that's why this openly aggressive central bank response (lying).

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Ronald Stöferle to MacroVoices. Erik and Ronald discuss:

  • Is now the time to focus on secular shift in precious metals?
  • Secular shift to inflation or stagflation – what would that mean for precious metals?
  • How does this pandemic compare to the recession of 2008
  • The impact of weak commodities on precious metals
  • Can gold substitute for bonds in portfolios?
  • Impacts of strong USD on gold
  • Perspectives on mining stocks
  • Outlook on silver
  • Bitcoin vs. Gold
  • Are we due for a technical correction?

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All-Star Dr. Pippa Malmgren and Erik discuss:

  • Shape of the economic recovery: Why “Letter Shapes” like V, W, L, and U are insufficient to describe what will occur
  • How financial markets will react to multiple recovery scenarios in the real economy
  • U.S.-China relations in the post-COVID19 world
  • State of the art in industrial drone technology

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