Inflection Point

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  • a16z Raises $2.2 Billion, Stocks Hit All Time Highs, Oil Rally Continues

    Mike and Tyler kick off this episode of On the Margin with a SHAMELESS PLUG for Blockworks' upcoming conference Bretton Woods: The Realignment.

    It's a 250 person exec only summit at the original Bretton Woods Hotel to discuss the future of the monetary system.  Apply here to attend and learn more.

    For this week's episode, Mike and Tyler cover a16z's $2.2 billion raise, the price-innovation cycle in crypto, US stocks hitting all time highs, oil's continued run up, and finally Robinhood rolling out IPO allocations.

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    48 min
  • Anthony Scaramucci on Investing, Bitcoin and the Future of America

    In this episode of On the Margin, I sit down with Anthony Scaramucci to discuss his early career, the founding of Skybridge, his move into Bitcoin, his thoughts on other crypto assets, and the future of America.

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    43 min
  • FOMC Review, $1 Billion MicroStrategy Offering, Oil Hits Two Year High

    In this episode of On the Margin, Mike and Tyler discuss why assets are predicting deflation post FOMC, why a high correlation between stocks and bonds means the death of the 60/40 portfolio, the $1 billion equity offering by Microstrategy, and the implications for the economy of rising oil prices.

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    43 min
  • Inflation & the Coming Bull Run in Gold, Silver & Commodities | Tavi Costa

    In this episode of On the Margin I am joined by Tavi Costa, Portfolio Manager on Crescat Capital. In this episode, Tavi breaks down his view on why we may be headed towards inflation, the three pillars of inflation, and why he thinks we are headed for a bull run in gold, silver and other commodities.

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    1 hr 6 min
  • Disappointing Jobs Report, Fed Unwinds Corporate Bonds, and Generational Inequality for Millenials

    In this week's round up, Mike and Tyler cover the disappointing US jobs report and the market's reaction to it. In the month of May, the US added 559,000 jobs compared to expectations of 650,000. The funny thing? Stocks traded up.

    They also covered the Fed's unwinding of its corporate bond purchases and the possibility of tapering, investor activism in Exxon, and a Bloomberg article on inequality between Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millenials.

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    55 min
  • Brent Johnson On Whether Inflation is Transitory or Enduring

    In this episode of On the Margin, Brent Johnson of Santiago Capital discusses his views on whether or not CPI inflation is transitory or here to stay.


    We cover Brent's view on the most recent CPI and PCE prints, why consumer prices are ticking up, and whether or not he thinks we are headed for inflation or deflation. We also did a review of Brent's famous "dollar milkshake theory," the impact of fiscal and monetary stimulus on the dollar, and why he believes a strong dollar is dangerous for global markets.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • $453 Billion Reverse Repo, China Restricts Commodities, Inflation Ticks Up, AMC Soars

    In this week's episode of on the Margin, we cover:

    ・The $453 billion that has flown into the Federal Reserve's reverse repo facility

    ・Why there is too much liquidity in the system, and what that means for bonds and quantitative easing

    ・China's crackdown on Bitcoin, and how the real problem might be rising commodity prices and inflation

    ・Core PCE rose higher than expected, and Tyler and Mike disagree on whether or not inflation is transitory

    ・Financial nihilism with the rise of meme stocks like AMC and GameStop


    We also detailed a first of its kind conference called Bretton Woods: The Realignment. The conference is dedicated to addressing the past, present and future of the monetary system.

    Held at the same hotel as the original conference, leading economists, asset managers and financial institutions will gather to discuss what the future of the money will look like.

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    46 min
  • Steve Van Metre on Why QE Will Cause More Deflation

    In this week's episode, Steve Van Metre presents the other side of the popular macro narrative that inflation is coming. Steve's analysis is heavily focused on QE, and how that program is designed to cause lower interest and a stronger dollar. In this episode we cover how the mechanism behind QE works, why it traps dollars in the system, and how that ultimately leads to deflation.

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    1 hr 3 min
  • The Roundup: Crypto Market Sell-Off, Fed Tapering, S&P and Treasury Correlation

    In this week's round up, Mike and Tyler cover crypto's massive sell off, how to contextualize it, and what comes next. They also discuss the first whispers of tapering from the Fed, a twenty year high in correlation between equities and bonds, and China SRO's reiterating the ban on trading crypto.

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    1 hr 1 min

About Inflection Point

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Inflection Point is a weekly podcast for institutional professionals navigating crypto’s transition from a retail-driven market to a core component of global finance. Hosted by Blockworks Research…

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