The Transcript

In this episode, we discuss the key takeaways from US bank's Q1 2023 earnings and more. 

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:07   Slowly Declining

00:02:18   What Will the Fed Do? 

00:03:18   Banks are Stable For Now 

00:04:42   Credit Metrics Look Good

00:06:23   On Semis and Pool Demand

00:08:20   Freight Recession

00:09:10   Tesla Slashing Prices

00:11:06   Big Week Ahead

In this episode marking the start to the new earnings season, we discuss how banks and the Fed are responding to the recent baking crisis,  the state of the consumer Buffett's take on AI

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:07   Banking Stress Calms Down

00:01:56   How Will the Fed React? 

00:05:23   Is The Banking Crisis Over? 

00:07:03   The Car Market

00:08:40   Buffett and AI

00:10:57   Conclusion

In this episode, we discuss our key takeaways from the Q4 2022 earnings calls.

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:07   The Banking Crisis

00:02:55   Consumers Are Still Spending

00:04:22   The Era of AI

00:08:40   Earnings Season Begins Soon

00:10:11   Conclusion

In this episode, we discuss the distress in financial markets that started in banking, how the Fed is responding to it, and what C-suite execs are saying about it. 

Show Notes

00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:05 Distress in the Markets

00:01:45 Too Soon To Tell

00:02:57 The Fed Responds

00:03:33 It’s Quarter End This Week

00:05:24 It’s the Liquidity Stupid

00:07:05 The Astonishing Speed of AI Evolution

00:09:12 Nuggets of Wisdom

00:10:42 Conclusion

In this episode, we examine the developments in the banking world in the last week or so and the implications these have on financial markets and on the Fed rate hike. 

In this episode, we analyze the happenings in the banking world last week that started with the fall of the Silicon Valley Bank. 

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:07   The Rapid Fall of SVB

00:02:14   The 3 Banks That Failed

00:05:12   Contagion Effects?

00:09:15   Goliath is Winning

00:12:26   Conclusion

In this episode, we discuss last week's statements by Fed governors, the still-strong consumer spending and the hype around AI. 

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:08   Waiting for Data

00:01:38   Consumer Spending Still Strong

00:02:10   Slowing Retail Comps

00:03:38   The State of the Energy and Materials Markets

00:05:26   Back to 1990s?

00:10:39   Conclusion

In this episode we discuss the pesky inflation, the state of retail and takeaways from the Berkshire 2022 shareholder letter

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:07   Pesky inflation

00:00:58   Pressured but Spending

00:02:05   Softening Labour Markets? 

00:03:39   Takeaways from Retailers

00:05:51   Week ahead

00:09:59   Conclusion

In this episode, we examine the state of the consumer, the impact of UID2 on advertising, and how things are going with ChatGPT.

Show Notes

00:00:00   Introduction

00:00:13   Consumer is Still Partying

00:01:31   Service Inflation Still Sticky

00:02:45   No Hurricane Yet

00:03:22   UID 2.0

00:05:44   ChatGPT Attracting Criticism

00:08:15   Back to Office at Amazon

00:09:27   Conclusion

In this episode, we dissect the gleanings from the latest post-FOMC press conference and the takeaways from tech earnings.