Macro Voices Podcasts

Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Ole S Hansen to MacroVoices. Erik and Ole discuss:

• The state of the commodity sector  

• Inflation, commodity prices and supply chain issues 

• Commodity market backwardation  

• Gold Investments  

• Gold, interest rates and metal demands  

• Industrial metals and crude oil trends  

• Oil production capacity and geopolitical tensions 

• Oil market analysis and Commitment of Traders report 

• Market trends and analysis  

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

• The Broken Money System & Digital Currencies

• Money, debt and the future of finance

• Central Bank Digital Currencies

• Stable Coin’s Relationship With Central Banks 

• Financial Technology 

• The Resurgence of Public Debt 

• Economic Cycles, Debt and Inflation

• Money, Energy & Geopolitics

• Energy Market Trends

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SPECIAL POST GAME GUEST- Anas Alhajji

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Alex Gurevich to MacroVoices. Erik and Alex discuss:

• Financial Research Mistakes
• Inflation/Deflation
• Economic Outlook
• The Impact of Economic Realities on Employment
• Inflation/Deflation Predictions 
• Geopolitical Impact on Oil Prices
• Supply Shocks
• Nuclear Energy 

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Luke Gromen to MacroVoices. Erik and Luke discuss:

• Retesting The Dollar Highs​
• US dollar System Unwinding - Feedback Loop​
• Is the FED going to keep hiking until something breaks?​
• US Shale Patch Recovery? ​
• Treasury yield crisis​
• Economic warfare - weaponizing oil ​
• What are the alternatives to treasures?​
• Has the stock market rolled over?​

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Simon White to MacroVoices. Erik and Simon discuss:

• Soft landing or recession?
• What is next for inflation trends?
• Gold, breaking down
• Deflation, is it a risk? 
• Credit Event risks
• Stock/bond correlation
• Sizing up the bearish bond market

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Louis-Vincent Gave to MacroVoices. Erik and Louis discuss:

• China recovery expectations
• China/US trade relation 
• De-dollarization and BRICS
• Recent rally in energy markets
• Are we headed toward a bifurcated world?
• Possibility of Russia “weaponizing” energy prices and its implications 
  
  

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

• Perspective on the inverted yield curve 
• The FED’s master plan for dealing with debt
• Impact of demographics and immigration

• 3 Risk Vectors in the bond market
• Selling convexity in the bond markets
• MBS rates relative to treasury yields 
• S&P500 hedges cheapest in a decade

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jesse Felder to MacroVoices. Erik and Jesse discuss:

• Bear market & recession
• Macro risks and lack of reaction from equity markets
• Equity valuations, interest rates & “The Buffet Yardstick”
• Macro earnings model
• Beginning of a recovery?
• Stocks and speculators
• The Magnificent 7

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Brent Johnson to MacroVoices. Erik and Brent discuss:

• Geopolitics and its impacts on the US dollar
• BRICS currency initiative
• Possible sanctions US may invoke
• Threats to US dollar’s hegemony and the Eurodollar market
• Where is US dollar headed from here?
• Outlook on European markets
• Russia/Ukraine conflict & energy markets
• Breakdown/weakening of the Yen
• Fiat currency, gold & soft commodities

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Matt Barrie to MacroVoices. Erik and Matt discuss:

• Unprecedented growth in Artificial Intelligence
• Complex problem solving using AI
• Transformer technology accelerating AI’s learning from vast datasets
• AI’s potential to transform job markets, bridging skill gaps
• Challenges in automating specialized tasks with AI
• Concerns and legal issues regarding misuse of AI

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Justin Huhn to MacroVoices. Erik and Justin discuss:

• US Nuclear Renaissance
• Russia/Ukraine conflict and its impact on energy security
• Nuclear reactor restarts
• Frailties in renewables
• Future of nuclear – where is it headed?
• China’s role in the future of energy

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Lakshman Achuthan to MacroVoices. Erik and Lakshmandiscuss:

• Recession outlook
• Where is the market headed from here?
• Inflation cycle
• Slowdown in growth rates
• Geopolitics between US/China
• Which cycle is indicating a credit event ahead

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Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jeff Snider to MacroVoices. Erik and Jeff discuss:

• Price inflation vs. Monetary inflation
• Distinguishing monetary inflation from supply shock
• Why this is not a secular inflation
• Are we headed towards deflation?
• Soft landing – what to expect
• Market going strong despite economic slowdown

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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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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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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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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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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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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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