Mercantilist Reformation - https://anthonyfatseas.substack.com/p/the-mercantilist-restoration-how?r=1ni7opInterview recorded - 22nd of June, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Howell. Michael Howell is the founder of CrossBorder Capital, a former Salomon Brothers research director, and the author of Capital Wars. During our conversation we spoke about Michael's overview of the economy and liquidity, Kevin Warsh's hawkishness, debt rollover, inflation linked to supply chain, Chinese issues and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:14 - Overview of economy and liquidity?6:14 - Kevin Warsh hawkishness8:43 - Debt rollover18:58 - Inflation linked to supply chains20:41 - Balance Sheet Recession22:51 - Chinas economic problems28:02 - Chinese bonds30:08 - Other economies37:23 - Dollar & Gold41:46 - One message to takeaway?Michael Howell is CEO of CrossBorder Capital, a London-based FCA registered, independent research and investment company that he founded in 1996. Previously he was Head of Research for Baring Securities and Research Director of Salomon Brothers Inc, the US investment bank. The liquidity methodology he pioneered monitors cross-border flows and Central Bank behaviour across some 80 countries world-wide. Liquidity flows are a central part of CrossBorder Capital's asset allocation advice, which is currently provided to major global investors, including institutional asset managers, government agencies, Central Banks and endowment funds. Michael has been in financial markets since 1981 and is a regular conference speaker and media commentator. He graduated from Bristol and London Universities with a finance doctorate, specialising in Fixed Income.Michael Howell -Website - https://crossbordercapital.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/crossbordercapLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-howell-357b1416/?originalSubdomain=ukWTFinance -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