In this episode Blaine brings us the latest news from the front. The trade war front that is, and Trevor deconstructs some potential financial hanky panky. Another crazy week in a crazy world, but its always nice and cozy by the fire, so come join us for another Fireside Finance Chat.

Show #8 - 5.30.20

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-protests-britain-patten-inte-idUSKBN2360A8

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/499826-house-passes-bill-that-would-sanction-chinese-officials-over-xinjiang-camps

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/us-navy-south-china-sea/index.html

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3086509/beijings-trade-spat-australia-could-make-beer-pricier-china

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/asia/china-wolf-warrior-diplomacy-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/world/asia/china-hong-kong-crackdown.html

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/05/tense-india-china-standoff-himalayan-border-escalate-200527120501581.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/us/politics/china-hong-kong-pompeo-trade.html

Crypto 

Trevor

https://www.google.com/amp/s/in.mashable.com/tech/14269/a-75-foot-tall-elon-musk-statue-now-towers-over-tulsa-oklahoma%3famp=1

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/05/coronavirus-spread-around-world-2019-study/

https://news.yahoo.com/u-no-longer-considers-hong-182100800.html

https://news.yahoo.com/hong-kong-lawmakers-carried-during-074051194.html

https://cointelegraph.com/news/visa-approves-new-defi-enabled-crypto-card-in-eu-and-uk

Not much going on in the world it seems... record unemployment, bankruptcies, trade wars, and did we mention Blaine and Trevor now wield the awesome power of the worlds newest most promising cryptocurrency? Just another day in the life... come take a seat by the fire.

A new cold war rumbles, valuations soar, earnings fall, and most importantly... Trevor is finally in the black! It's the scary world out there, but it's always nice and warm by the fire.

Audio gets a bit rough at 9 minutes, forgive us. Better equipment is on the way.

Show #6 - 5.16.20

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-meat-workers-fall-sick-050948898.html

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2020/05/12/massive-house-bill-includes-new--improved-stimulus-checks-expanded-jobless-benefits-and-tax-relief/

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/investing/stock-market-dow-coronavirus-goldman-sachs/index.html

Markets

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dow-ends-516-points-lower-as-feds-powell-says-economic-outlook-both-highly-uncertain-and-subject-to-significant-downside-risks-2020-05-13

New Stimulus Passed

Trevor:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.coindesk.com/visa-digital-fiat-currency%3famp=1

Trade War

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-ready-put-apple-other-122500017.html

https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2020/05/11/semiconductor-companies-consider-new-plants-in-the-us/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/taiwan-chip-giant-tsmc-build-12bn-us-plant-035312297.html

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/billions-of-dollars-donald-trump-withdraws-us-pension-fund-from-china-investments/story-ngdcweSgNXzfxnXZWrYExI.html

COVID

https://www.euronews.com/2020/05/10/who-denies-report-of-pressure-to-withhold-info

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/10/us/politics/coronavirus-china-cyber-hacking.html

Elon:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musks-boring-company-completes-115243008.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/m/87b584c1-a6ad-353c-baf9-b5ae1380a9d4/elon-musk-wins-tesla-can.html

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-wants-california-let-automaker-135521495.html?.tsrc=daily_mail&uh_test=2_15

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/musk-reopens-tesla-plant-dares-212929923.html

Blaine's stock picking brilliance continues to defy all odds, as does the fed's love for making loans. We may not have any steaks, but we have plenty of paper money to stay warm, so come join us by the fire.

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Show #5 - 5.9.20

News

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/04/us-treasury-seeks-to-borrow-a-record-3-trillion-this-quarter.html

https://amp.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3083100/coronavirus-china-could-cut-us-debt-holdings-response-white#aoh=15888334852181&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&_tf=From%20%251%24s&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.scmp.com%2Feconomy%2Fchina-economy%2Farticle%2F3083100%2Fcoronavirus-china-could-cut-us-debt-holdings-response-white

https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/biblical-wave-bankruptcies-about-flood-us

https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/economy/april-jobs-report-2020-coronavirus/index.html

Trevor:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/facebooks-libra-appoints-hsbc-legal-172308956.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/new-bill-would-give-essential-workers-25-k-for-tuition-student-loans-175100129.html

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/wendys-locations-run-beef-covid-044150037.html

https://techcrunch.com/2020/05/09/tesla-sues-alameda-county-to-force-california-factory-reopening/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bitcoin-price-tanks-11-within-012711857.html

What a week... The pandemic rages, stocks tumble, and other scary things. Wait... did we mention murder hornets? Sit down and take a load off, its a scary world out there, but every thing feels a bit better when you're sitting by the fire.

The inexplicable bull market continues, parenting is hard, and our boys Blaine and Trevor remain gainfully employed. The more things change the more they stay the same! Sit down by the fire and take a load off, time for some Fireside Finance Chats. 

Blaine and Trevor deconstruct this weeks news including earnings season and the ongoing worldwide pandemic. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the fireside chats.

Join us in this inaugural episode of the Financial Fireside Chats podcast where Blaine and Trevor tackle everything from modern monetary policy to the finer points of parenting.