Interview recorded - 7th of July, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Daniel Lacalle. Daniel Lacalle is the Chief Economist at Tressis, a professor of global economics, and the author of Escape from the Central Bank Trap.During our conversation we spoke about his overview on the economy, central banks hawkishness, strong economics, AI Bubble, Debt Crisis 2.0 and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:19 - Overview of economy and markets4:07 - Central Banks hawkishness5:39 - Strong economies11:22 - AI bubble?19:10 - Value investing22:59 - Thematic trends24:18 - Dollar strength27:01 - Warsh impact?30:07 - Debt access32:31 - Debt crisis 2.0?38:25 - One message to takeaway?Daniel Lacalle has a PhD in Economy and is a fund manager. He holds the CIIA financial analyst title, with a post graduate degree in IESE and a master’s degree in economic investigation (UCV).On January 30th, Mr. Lacalle was mentioned in the US House of Representatives by Congressman Mr. Joe Wilson from South Carolina, citing his article Do Not Forget About Cuba.Mr. Lacalle has presented and given keynote speeches at the most prestigious forums globally, including the Federal Reserve in Houston, the Heritage Foundation in Washington, London School of Economics, Funds Society Forum in Miami, World Economic Forum, Forecast Summit in Peru, Mining Show in Dubai, Our Crowd in Jerusalem, Nordea Investor Summit in Oslo, and many others.Mr Lacalle has more than 24 years of experience in the energy and finance sectors, including experience in North Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. He is currently a fund manager overseeing equities, bonds and commodities. He was voted Top 3 Generalist and Number 1 Pan-European Buyside Individual in Oil & Gas in Thomson Reuters’ Extel Survey in 2011, the leading survey among companies and financial institutions.Daniel Lacalle - Website - https://www.dlacalle.com/en/YouTube - @DanielLacalleOfficial X - https://x.com/dlacalle_IAWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas