Michael Pento is President and Founder of Pento Portfolio Strategies, a registered investment advisory firm focused on macro-driven portfolio management. In this interview with host Andy Millette, Michael lays out how he is thinking about the next phase of the cycle, why he expects policy makers to keep leaning on rate cuts and financial repression, and where he sees the biggest risks if inflation stays sticky. Key topics include the Fed response function, yield curve signals, the risk of intractable stagflation, how fiscal dynamics can push the long end of the bond market higher, and why precious metals and energy…