Thirty Capital's rate predictions for 2021 were super close, with rates going up to 1.78 on last week's release of the December FOMC minutes.

The minutes indicate the Fed might hike rates as early as March this year once tapering is finalized. The news pushed the Ten-year Treasury up a massive 27 basis points from its closing of 1.51, currently at 1.78 – the highest level since January of 2020.

Thirty Capital Analyst Bryan Kern says: "All of our predictions for 2021 were close - we missed it by about two or three days."

But is 1.80 now the floor, or will we see higher than that? Bryan thinks the floor is in the 1.70 range, with some movement up and down, depending on the news. Generally, he says, commercial real estate investors can expect to see rates heading higher.

Short-term rate predictions for 2022

In this episode Analyst Jay Saunders gives an in-depth explanation of what's happening with short-term rates and the SOFR curve. Briefly, on the short-term rate front, the curve actually steepened a little bit last year. Jay explains that this will continue in 2022.

Of interest, he adds, is that on the forwards on the SOFR curve there is not a reset anywhere going out for 50 years above 2%. Analyst Jason Kelley agrees, saying that he doesn't see short-term rates going over 2% at any time in the future.

Long-term outlook for inflation

Jay says that he and many others aren't convinced that the economy is in a long-term inflationary environment. Despite what's happening now - largely due to the pandemic - the long-term fundamentals aren't going to change.

"I think that some of the inflationary pressures are starting to ease a little bit. I don't think you're going to continue to see it accelerate," comments Jay.

Rate volatility a 'big deal'

Even so, Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay points out that any kind of rate spikes will be tough for investors. For example, a 25-basis point increase on an investor's borrowing will crush a deal. Rob asks his team if rates will trade within a band of around 1.70, or will there be an increase to 2.25, with rates then coming back down?

Bryan believes rates will generally be range-bound, with occasional - but not crazy - volatility week over week, and there won't be a repeat of the market's last two weeks.

The Fed needs to be cautious

Jason says the Fed needs to be cautious. "There are loads of articles out there calling for Fed rate increases this year, but I think the Fed is going to realize that if they crank up rates too much, they're going to tank real estate and the stock market.

"I think they're going to soften a bit," Jason continues. "I wouldn't be surprised if we get three increases in 2022, but I don't think there's four behind that in 2023."

Jason reminds listeners that even when the Fed tells the market what it's going to do, it doesn't always end up doing it.

Complexity in the CRE market

Rob and his team discuss the current level of complexity in the CRE market. The question a lot of investors face is should they be looking at long-term fixed rates, or floating rates. This depends on an investor's average hold period. Regardless, the numbers need analyzing because they are very important.

Listen to the episode for the full coverage of the start of the year and what the team predicts for 2022!

The markets shocked everyone last week, with rates falling instead of increasing as expected after the Fed signaled at least three interest rate hikes in 2022.

There'll potentially be another three increases in 2022.

"The market isn't buying that the Fed is going to be as hawkish as they think," observes Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay.

Analyst Bryan Kern says that anxiety around the Omicron variant sparked panic buying, hence no increase in rates after the Fed statement.

Worries over potential shutdowns, struggling economy

Concerns about potential shutdowns are also playing a role, with people asking what the Fed will do if the economy really starts to struggle. With inflation being high, experts are wondering if the government will start piping more money back into the economy.

"There's definitely a lot of uncertainty right now," says Bryan.

The Fed is in a tough spot and COVID-19 has pretty well been in control of the economy for quite some time now. The Ten-year is probably looking at around a high of 1.75, with a continued flattening of the yield curve.

What's the impact on commercial real estate investors?

For commercial real estate investors, Rob points at the craziness with SOFR, BSBY, and long-term bonds. Lots of folks are still trying to figure out where they are going, and how to structure their assets and liabilities.

Explains Analyst Jay Saunders: "There's a tradeoff between the simplicity of a term-SOFA rate versus the liquidity in a daily, simple average.

"But certainly, from what we're hearing, most folks that had LIBOR . . . most are going to a one-month term SOFR."

Rob expects the market to really make some wild swings because everyone is trying to figure out what to do and doesn't want to be the first one out the gate.

"There was an article recently in Commercial Mortgage Alert, which talked about how difficult it's going to be for a lot of these short-term lenders to all come to a consensus within the next year, within a very short period of time," he adds.

The year of the COVID trade keeps rates low

It's been the year of the COVID trade, says Analyst Jeff Lee of 2021. "Everyone who's kicked the can has another opportunity right now with Omicron coming back.

"If you look back at where the Ten-year was in late spring and in the summer, when Delta was popping up, rates were pretty high. And then we hung in for a little bit until we popped back up to that 1.71, 1.75. So, everyone has a second chance right now."

Jeff notes that there are still a lot of people on the sidelines saying 'I waited and benefited. Why not wait some more?'.

"But you can't wait forever at this point," Jeff adds. He is still super busy with deals closing before the end of the year.

Holding off for a deal is 'just playing with fire'

As well, a lot of commercial real estate investors are rationalizing for next year. "But the longer you wait, it's just not going to be there," warns Jeff.

Anyone who's holding off for a better deal is "just playing with fire", adds Rob. "Get your deals done if you can!"

Analyst Jason Kelley gives a full update on policy and notes that President Biden's agenda might be dead, given what happened in the Senate last week.

Listen to the full episode for all the discussion and analysis!

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is now at 6.8% year over year, the highest it's been since 1982, but the markets didn't react in a way many predicted.

Thirty Capital Analyst Bryan Kern puts this down to the fact that there is so much liquidity in the market.

"The Fed currently holds $5.5 trillion in US government securities," Bryan explains. "Once they start de-leveraging that balance sheet . . . when that actually happens, we expect the Treasury market to act in a more normal fashion."

For commercial real estate investors, steady rates are a relief. However, they could be short-lived. Early rate hikes are on the horizon for next year, when the Fed begins to speed up its tapering, with completion anticipated in March, 2022.

This Wednesday, the Fed is expected to make an announcement on doubling the pace of tapering, signaling that it will increase interest rates.

Will there be rate volatility before the end of the year?

Bryan and Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay discuss what could possibly cause volatility before the end of the year. Bryan speculates not much, while Rob observes that rates appear pegged. Right now, commercial real estate borrowers are looking at around 1.35 to 1.55 on the Ten year in the final weeks of 2021.

Thirty Capital Analyst Jay Saunders says that any shocks before year-end will be shocks to the lower side. If rates do go down, it will be due to a geopolitical issue or something related to COVID.

"The only thing that will drive rates up will be if the Fed comes out more hawkish than everyone expects," says Jay.

Global concern about inflation

Central banks around the world are all holding meetings this week to discuss interest rates in their respective countries, and there will be decisions across the globe on rates. The outcomes will definitely impact rates in the US.

Short-term rates holding steady

Short-term rates are holding steady, with LIBOR ticking up slightly. Term SOFR is at 5.3, while BSBY is at 6.3.

Three-year swaps moved up over the week by about 8 basis points. "Interestingly enough, they actually gave up some yield on Friday on the back end of those CPI numbers, which is kind of the opposite of what you would expect," observes Jay.

Can you squeeze in a deal before year-end?

Thirty Capital Analyst Jeff Lee says his team is starting to see the stresses on the lower bound end of their rate estimates - especially for commercial real estate investors who are closing deals in early 2022.

Jeff is originating new deals for as far away as February, 2022. He says: "As time goes on, that's when you really have to start putting that band of 25, 30, 40 basis points of rate stress in your economics."

Meanwhile, everyone who had structured deals 30, 45, 60 days ago is probably 10% to 15% better than previously.

LIBOR legislation passed in the lower house

In a major step, the US House of Representatives passed its LIBOR bill last week. This federal legislation will address old legacy contracts that don't have workable LIBOR transition language. Once the bill passes the Senate, it will allow the calculation agents or servicers to force the ARRC's fallback provisions on any contract that doesn't have workable fallback provisions.

This week's commercial real estate tip

A Treasury that yields 7 percent. Listen to Thirty Capital Analyst Jason Kelley for the full details!

Listen to CRE Capital Markets Report podcast show for more on:

• Rob and Jeff's analysis on whether the CMBS market can absorb malls, office properties, given the big loans due next year
• Rob and Jay's full discussion of the new LIBOR legislation, and SOFR vs LIBOR
• Jason's update on policy initiatives that could impact commercial real estate, including a bill aimed at cutting down on offshore investing in US real estate.

The wild ride on the markets and economy continues, with the Treasury dropping 16 basis points and the Ten-year falling 32 bps from Nov. 23.

This volatility is expected to continue into the foreseeable future, and nothing seems to be slowing it down. 

Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay points out the diverse forces tearing at the economy - Omicron and inflation, noting this makes it especially tough for policy makers. "High inflation and some really crazy rates" could happen, points out Rob, comparing it to Paul Volcker's time as Chair of The Fed in the late 1970s.

Very real expectation of quick taper and rate increases

With a very real expectation of a quick taper and quick rate increases, three-year shorter term swaps moved up last week, contrary to long-term rates. The yield curve is flattening. 

Senior Analyst Jay Saunders observes: "Interestingly enough, the Fed Fund futures don't show a tremendous increase or pull forward in the Fed movement. The first Fed rate hike is being priced in around June of 2022. The December Futures show two plus rate hikes in 2022. So it hasn't changed a ton."

But will rates increase?

However, Jay believes that rates may not necessarily increase. He says that the market always acts aggressively when there is a hint of an increase, with something coming along to keep rates down. Most recently, this has been the Omicron variant. The market has its own way of demanding policy changes, which of course don't always happen.

How flattening of the curve affects CRE borrowers

For some commercial real estate borrowers, there could be tough questions ahead. Should you borrow short-term or long-term. And how does a flatter curve impact you?

Explains Jay: "Long-term rates are coming down, short-term rates will come up. The economics of floating rate transactions, particularly if you're hedging buying a cap or something of that nature - which has gotten significantly more expensive - the economics might not look as good as the longer-term CMBS-type structure."

CRE borrowers 'stomaching' a longer term to maturity

For 2021 to-date, with a CMBS product, Senior Analyst Jeff Lee has looked at average coupons of 4.75 with a weighted average maturity of roughly May or June of 2024. For Freddie Mac, we're looking at 4.04 coupons, and a little bit shorter term to maturity at March of 24.

Jeff says that the interesting thing is that looking back through October to November, Thirty Capital has pushed out some of those terms because people are trying to be more opportunistic. He has seen those terms bump out over the last couple of months, with a CMBS average coupon of 4.65.

He says: "We're down 10 bps, but we're pushing the maturity range out to six or seven months. So people are stomaching a longer term to maturity. But they're offsetting that with some lower coupons. So you're probably averaging out to a 10, 12, or 15 percent exit cost."

Listen to all the details, including market analysis and economic updates on this week's episode. And follow Rob on Twitter for regular news and insights.

Next year is set to be "ugly" when it comes to rates, predicts Thirty Capital Senior Analyst Bryan Kern.

Supply chain issues are pushing inflation higher, and rates will increase significantly by February, says Bryan.

The markets are set for a very rough ride, as experts wonder if the new Omicron variant will lead to yet another shut-down.

This week's employment numbers and the next round of inflation numbers are guaranteed to rattle the markets before Christmas.

Treasury's "crazy" moments

Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay describes the Treasury's "crazy moment" right before Thanksgiving. Earlier, President Joe Biden re-appointed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, and the economy posted relatively strong data.

However, all this was wiped out with bad news that Omicron is classed as a COVID variant of concern - and is spreading. The Treasury reacted with a drop of 16 bps, and the week finished at about 1.48.

By Monday morning things were starting to normalize, with a return to around 1.56.

Now could be an expensive time to be underwriting deals!

The Thirty Capital team still predicts a 20-point range for the Treasury, between 1.50 and 1.70 up until the end of 2021.

Some market analysts even predict a low of 1.30. Regardless, Rob points out that commercial real estate professionals have about a 20 basis point swing either way - making it an expensive time to be underwriting deals.

Confusion and questions as LIBOR nears end

Senior Analyst Jay Saunders notes a slight increase in short-term rates as LIBOR nears its end. One-month LIBOR hit 10 basis points. BSBY is up a touch at 6.5. One-month term SOFR is at about 5.2.

The caps market is volatile, notes Jay, who gives a full review of all short-term rates in the episode.

The end of LIBOR - set for Dec. 31 - is bringing up a lot of questions from Thirty Capital clients, with commercial real estate investors wondering what their index will be a year from now. If you have questions, contact the team soon.

Who will lead the next generation index? BSBY? SOFR?

A listener asks which index is evolving in the next generation index. Jay says it's definitely going to be SOFR. Even so, BSBY hasn't gone away, but uptake is slowing.

Fall in consumer confidence set to impact rates

Consumer confidence is taking a hit, says Senior Analyst Jason Kelley. President Biden's approval ratings are falling. And while this hasn't fed directly into rates yet, there's a very real chance it will soon.

Adding to market volatility is a big week on The Hill, with heated debate and questions hanging over what actually gets done by the end of the year.

The Thirty Capital Team explores the impact of volatility on year-end deals, and how the team is working to support borrowers right now.

Listen to the full episode for all commercial real estate investment and economic news.

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Volatility at the short-end of the market will continue to cause concern for commercial real estate investors, says Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay. 

"When you think about doing deals at 20 bips on the Ten-year, and with the volatility within the five-year as well . . . the volatility at the shorter end the mid-term makes it very difficult," observes Rob. "There's not a lot of margin for error on underwriting deals these days when you have such volatility."

The capital markets and the government have opposing views on rates, with the markets adding pressure for rate increases to contain inflation, while the government appears not to want to act. 

"Who wins here?" asks Rob.

CRE subject to volatility for some time to come

Analyst Jay Saunders explains that: "If you look at Fed Fund futures they're significantly higher than the dot plots. At some point those are going to come together, you would assume.

"And that's when you'll probably start to see a little bit less volatility . . . When the market acquiesces towards an estimate of these are these rate moves," Jay explains. "But right now, it's really hard to know what's going to drive that, and what's going to get some of this volatility out."

In fact, it's likely that when the Fed does eventually act, there will be even more volatility. 

Thirty Capital is focusing on staying on top of all client transactions it has in the market; it is keeping abreast of rate movement because obviously pricing is changing. 

Jerome Powell reappointed as Fed Chair

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he will nominate Jerome Powell to serve as the chairman of the Federal Reserve for a second term. 

In response to the announcement, three swap rates were up about seven basis points already today. This puts the third recurrent three-year swap at a 1.14, which is a, a 52-week high.

On this month's market volatility, Rob observes: "In November alone, we've had probably 20 basis points between the high and the low. People are convinced that we're not going to hit the two percent we have been talking about," says Rob. 

He says there is a potential of rates as high as 1.77 and as low as 1.40. The Thirty Capital team believes that this will be the range for rates in the coming few months. 

Rates will eventually increase

Jay says that over time rates will go up. He notes that some people think that rates should go up quickly, while others say that they should stay lower for longer. Eventually, rates will increase, and economic and capital markets news will continue to cause volatility. 

Ten-year swap rates actually came down a couple of basis points last week, about two and a half basis points lower at a 1 59 - so about five basis points continued flattening the front-end of the curve.

Listen to the full episode for all the news and analysis. Send any questions you have to Rob, and follow Rob on Twitter!

Rising energy prices are pushing inflation up, with some economists predicting it could reach eight percent by December this year.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is at 6.2 percent year over year. The last time it was this high was in 1990. The CPI could hit a 40-year high in the coming months.

The Ten-year fell below 1.51 for a couple of days recently. Analyst Bryan Kern thinks it could go as high as 1.74 or even into the 1.80s by the end of the year. 

Expect huge volatility

Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay says that commercial real estate investors and borrowers can expect huge volatility in coming weeks and months. 

"We're talking 25 to 35 basis points movement. Those are big movements off our 1.54," he says.

Rob alludes to the Fed's difficult position, noting that tapering is limited and that they can't do more about inflation because that will stop the economic recovery. 

 Just to illustrate the growth in inflation, Analyst Jeff Lee points out that the Treasury's 30-year savings bond was at 3.56 on the reset in May, and is now at 7.12 - a doubling, showing how inflation is ballooning.

LIBOR date reminders!

Short-term rates haven't changed much since last week. Analyst Jay Saunders gives a full overview of LIBOR, SOFR, and BSBY rates. 

He also gives an overview of major economic and Fed news, and a reminder of the dates of the cessation of LIBOR. If you're in commercial real estate and wondering how to handle the end of LIBOR, Jay has the answers. 

Listen to the full discussion of the capital markets, and all the news and analysis. You can follow Rob on Twitter!

Employment 'stuck in a rut'

Bryan recalls that the focus at the start of the year was on employment. 

"I think we're just stuck in a rut'' on employment, he says, noting that employment numbers will continue to have an impact, but Bryan doesn't think employment numbers will shift significantly.

"If anything, the big numbers will be in the inflation arena," he adds.

The Five-year has gone up, flattening out the curve somewhat. 

In-depth episode:

Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay was asked by a listener for the team's assessment of inflation, and how much of a concern it will be in coming months.

Analyst Jeff Lee notes that the answer listeners are looking for will have many variables, and depend on "where you are in your commercial real estate project or loan life cycle.

"Truthfully, if we had a crystal ball and knew exactly, I don't think any of us would be on this call . . . we might be on CNBC making some bigger, bolder predictions!"

"It's a very important question and there's a big question mark over it," he adds.

Analyst Jay Saunders points out that Jerome Powell, Chair of The Federal Reserve, has been less dovish about inflation. However, more recently, Powell seems to be leaning towards inflation being transitory.

Despite the concerns about inflation, the market is seeing ten-year swap rates and ten-year treasuries for 1.5 percent. 

"Clearly there is a disconnect between anticipated inflation and interest rates. If you're a borrower and have concerns about inflation you sit on the opposite side of the table from investors. If you really have inflation concerns, you would want to be a fixed rate-borrower," says Jay.

He reiterates Rob's position - which is that a borrower should lock up a loan for low and long, and ride out that wave of inflation. If you're an investor and you're concerned about inflation, you want to loan out on a floating rate basis.

Inflation may continue for a while

Meanwhile, Analyst Jason Kelley says that he thinks inflation is going to continue on for a while. He notes that the Fed is in a difficult position when it comes to inflation.

"Their mandate is to keep inflation inflation down, but to keep the economy on a good path. So If they start raising rates too much, they'll crash the economy, but if they don't raise rates enough, inflation is going to keep going rampant. It'll be very interesting to see where things go in 2022."

Bank of England holds rates at record low

Commercial real estate borrowers will be happy to hear that despite the Fed announcement of tapering of $15 billion a month, rates did not go up last week. They fell across the curve.

Jay says a Bank of England announcement last week may have influenced rates in the U.S. On Thursday, the Bank of England said that it would not increase short-term rates, contrary to expectations. And that really started a fall in rates in the U.S.

The Ten-year swap rates closed the week at 1.48, down nine basis points on the previous week. So there's a bit of a steepening of the curve. Jay also presents LIBOR, BSBY, and term SOFR rates during his segment of the podcast episode.

Rates to increase at a very slow rate?

Jay also explores current economic circumstances and explores whether the market may be entering a period of very slow rate increases, as happened back in 2015.

"The market is taking a more dovish approach to rates; we saw it in the drop across the curve last week," adds Jay. 

Swap rates reached a one-year high last week after starting to come down towards the end of last week.

Economic data was fairly positive last week, with higher-than-expected jobs numbers.

Jay says when you dig into those numbers, there was actually a decline in governmental jobs, which makes the increase in private payroll even more impressive.

Expect choppiness and volatility

Jeff agrees with Jay, adding that commercial real estate borrowers can still expect some volatility in the markets in the coming year.

Jay says that Thirty Capital is seeing tremendous volume in the short-term hedging interest rate caps, driven by some CLO products. He adds that a lot of commercial real estate borrowers are trying to get a product originated this year before LIBOR goes away - giving about two or three more weeks to really get the process started.

CRE investors holding off as long as they can

Jeff says the Thirty Capital office is super busy with calls for year-end and month-end closings. He says the pull back in rates means that some borrowers can take a deep breath and take advantage of an opportunity to lock and proceed.

If you have questions about borrowing or investing, send them to us! We'll be happy to answer them on an upcoming episode of the podcast!

Snapshot report Bank of England holds rates at record low

Commercial real estate borrowers will be happy to hear that despite the Fed announcement of tapering of $15 billion a month, rates did not go up last week. They fell across the curve.

Jay says a Bank of England announcement last week may have influenced rates in the U.S. On Thursday, the Bank of England said that it would not increase short-term rates, contrary to expectations. And that really started a fall in rates in the U.S.

The Ten-year swap rates closed the week at 1.48, down nine basis points on the previous week. So there's a bit of a steepening of the curve. Jay also presents LIBOR, BSBY, and term SOFR rates during his segment of the podcast episode.

Rates to increase at a very slow rate?

Jay also explores current economic circumstances and explores whether the market may be entering a period of very slow rate increases, as happened back in 2015.

"The market is taking a more dovish approach to rates; we saw it in the drop across the curve last week," adds Jay. 

Swap rates reached a one-year high last week after starting to come down towards the end of last week.

Economic data was fairly positive last week, with higher-than-expected jobs numbers.

Jay says when you dig into those numbers, there was actually a decline in governmental jobs, which makes the increase in private payroll even more impressive.

Expect choppiness and volatility

Jeff agrees with Jay, adding that commercial real estate borrowers can still expect some volatility in the markets in the coming year.

Jay says that Thirty Capital is seeing tremendous volume in the short-term hedging interest rate caps, driven by some CLO products. He adds that a lot of commercial real estate borrowers are trying to get a product originated this year before LIBOR goes away - giving about two or three more weeks to really get the process started.

CRE investors holding off as long as they can

Jeff says the Thirty Capital office is super busy with calls for year-end and month-end closings. He says the pull back in rates means that some borrowers can take a deep breath and take advantage of an opportunity to lock and proceed.

If you have questions about borrowing or investing, send them to us! We'll be happy to answer them on an upcoming episode of the podcast!

There's no let down to rate volatility, with the financial markets anticipating the Fed meeting on Wednesday. That day, it is set to announce the timing and pacing of tapering.

An employment report is due on Friday this week, which will likely reveal disappointing numbers. All this means that the Ten-year is expected to be range-bound 1.51 and 1.74 until the end of the year.

The one-month LIBOR still sits at 8 basis points, BSBY is at 6.5, while a one-month term SOFR is at about 4.5 basis points. 

However, Analyst Jay Saunders notes the slight fall in inflation in the U.S. means the Fed may just talk about tapering instead of implementing, while continuing to monitor economic indicators. 

Rate volatility for the Ten-year

Jay discusses in detail what is available from commercial real estate borrowers, noting that three-year treasuries traded in a range of about 11 basis points last week, in what was a very volatile week. Jay notes that as rates increase the economy is beginning to slow. 

Jay predicts: "We're going to continue to see that as people grapple with the timing of the fed taper, which has now been pulled forward to June of next year."

CRE borrowers desperate to close deals

Within Thirty Capital, Analyst Jeff Lee says he's seeing "Continued craziness. We're still getting emails over the weekend saying: 'Hey, got clients, can you help them with a year-end deal?'.

"We're kind of falling within the final week or so to even have a shot (at finalizing a deal). But I think a lot of these transactions on the other side of the defeasance might be hindered by third-party reports and appraisals, and all the things that probably aren't going to get done in time."

Thirty Capital CEO Rob Finlay says that right now the company is seeing a lot of refinancing instead of selling, and an approximately 40 percent refinance rate in the last week alone.

Rate hikes coming sooner than expected

In the in-depth portion of the roundtable podcast, Rob Jay and Analyst Bryan Kern discuss the fact that the Fed is now highly likely to increase interest rates soon - probably in June 2022.

"The thought is that once tapering is done, we immediately get a rate increase," explains Bryan. 

Stay away from locking in deals in the coming week?

Rob asks that given all the announcements that are due in the coming weeks, should commercial real estate borrowers hold off on locking at the moment? Should they be wary of large ranges and volatility?

Jay says: "I'm not sure the market is going to go crazy. This is the most anticipated announcement from the Fed ever. But I think it's mostly priced in. I'd be surprised if you see a tremendous amount of volatility after this announcement."

Bryan's view is that the market won't see the 2012 taper tantrum, but the rates may move slightly with some volatility. He predicts 1.75 by the end of the year and says this will be the peak on the Ten-year.

Listen to the full episode with predictions, analysis and more!