This week, we discuss the biggest risks to the economy, whether Mag7 is a bubble, surprisingly strong consumer data, the increasingly noisy housing and labor markets, risks around Fed policy and dollar liquidity, and why gold has been a cleaner macro hedge than Bitcoin. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(03:23) DAS London

(04:29) Macro Outlook

(06:17) Strong GDP Numbers

(07:38) Understanding the New Economy

(13:02) VanEck Ad

(13:46) The Housing Market

(19:25) Biggest Risks to the Economy

(27:36) Market Structure Update

(29:06) VanEck Ad

(29:47) Market Structure Update

(33:24) Is Mag7 a Bubble?

(39:16) Inflation is the Plan & Problem

(43:42) The Poison of Financialization

(45:48) Breaking a Broken System

(50:15) Gold Pump vs Crypto Slump

(55:11) Protectionist Policies & the Dollar

(01:05:50) Final Thoughts

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