Interview recorded - 19th of October 2023

On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Jim Bianco - President and Macro strategist at Bianco Research.

On this episode we spoke about increasing yields on the long end, the new normal, why this could lead to higher inflation for longer, economic indicators that Jim believes show the new normal, assets to outperform current situation and more. I hope you enjoy!

0:00 - Introduction
1:19 - What is Jim currently watching?
5:14 - Why would a pivot increase yields on the long end?
13:44 - What level will bonds have to be for the FED to intervene?
17:19 - Have economist been caught of guard by the new normal?
22:04 - Current economic indicators to watch?
26:19 - Will fiscal spending remain the same?
29:43 - What assets outperform current scenario?
36:34 - One message to takeaway from our conversation?

Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of traditional Wall Street research, Jim has built a decades long reputation for objective, incisive commentary that challenges consensus thinking. In nearly 20 years at Bianco Research, Jim’s wide ranging commentaries have addressed monetary policy, the intersection of markets and politics, the role of government in the economy, fund flows and positioning in financial markets.

Jim appears regularly on CNBC, Bloomberg and Fox Business, and is often featured in the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg News, Grants Interest Rate Observer, and MarketWatch. Prior to joining Arbor and Bianco Research, Jim was a Market Strategist in equity and fixed income research at UBS Securities and Equity Technical Analyst at First Boston and Shearson Lehman Brothers. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and a member of the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Marquette University (1984) and an MBA from Fordham University (1989).

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