In this episode, Capital Flows joins the show to break down how credit growth, falling real rates, and strong cross-border flows fueled the rally from April through summer, and why the Fed’s recent hawkish shift has introduced short-term volatility without meaningfully raising recession risk. We also cover auto-loan stress, the real drivers behind AI-linked equity moves, why geopolitics now shapes liquidity more than the Fed, and more. Enjoy!

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:44) Macro & the Credit Cycle

(05:22) Quantifying Credit Growth

(09:43) Grayscale Ad

(10:24) Impact of Fed’s Hawkish Pivot

(13:41) Recession Odds

(16:38) Auto Loan Stress & Markets vs Economy

(20:28) Market Dispersion & Mag7

(21:22) Mag7: Capex, Financial Engineering, Politics

(25:59) Geopolitics & Cross-Border Flows

(29:28) Grayscale Ad

(30:16) Geopolitics & Cross-Border Flows (Con’t)

(35:08) U.S.-China Trade Constraints

(40:29) Bitcoin & Neutral Assets

(47:21) View on U.S. Equities

(50:57) Final Thoughts

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