Macro Mondays

Assets are melting up right, left and center as the optimism around the business cycle is improving. Is it fair to assume that countries outside of the US are improving? And how do you trade the cycl...

25 Feb 202442min

We discuss the resurgence of US inflation, which rhymes well with our forward looking indicators. Will inflation return to 2% at all in this cycle? Our guest Freya Beamish of TS Lombard is not posit...

18 Feb 202446min

Is the US recession called off and is it even possible to talk about a re-acceleration of the economy? Where does it leave the hopes for a cutting cycle from the Fed and how will asset markets respon...

11 Feb 202457min

Are we on the verge of war between the US and Iran? The Suez troubles continue but freight rates have leveled off somewhat despite growing tensions between the US and Iran. How close are we to an all ...

4 Feb 202443min

The hopes for a quick solution in the Red Sea are fading and the global inflation impact will likely be lasting. The crisis is now spreading from containers to dry bulk and energy. How will Chinese,...

28 Jan 202442min

We are once again joined by our favourite global macro economist, Dario Perkins of TS Lombard, to discuss the supply shock in the Red Sea. Will the freight rates wreak havoc with the 2024 cutting cycl...

21 Jan 202453min

US inflation is accelerating again but the market is yet to care. Meanwhile, freight rates continue to rise on the back of increasing tensions in the Red Sea and goods inflation is threatening to come...

14 Jan 202444min

The situation in the Red Sea is worsening and freight rates are on the rise in some subsectors. Can the situation escalate into a new inflation spiral and what does it mean for the positive 2024 outlo...

7 Jan 202439min