Ep.6: Chris Wood – Trump, Trade and Treasure: Navigating the New World Order

Chris Wood, the award winning equity strategist at Jefferies/CLSA, author of the long-running investing newsletter GREED & Fear and former Bureau Chief at The Economist joins us to discuss the tectonic shifts in macroeconomics and financial markets in the age of Trump's re-election. This episode explores the incoming administration, US-China geopolitics, monetary policy, portfolio allocation and private equity trends in light of the changing times. A thoughtful and considerate approach of what to make of the current state of the global economy.

00:00 Preview and Title Sequence
01:39 Opening remarks
02:44 Background of Chris Wood
03:57 Financial Markets, Inflation, Deregulation after the US Re-Election of Trump
06:20 Elon Musk, DOGE, Outlook on the Treasury Bond Market, Fiscal Maneuvering
11:20 Geopolitics: China’s Economy, Recent Easing Measures, Senior Leadership, Property Market, Outlook on Hong Kong
20:28 Gold v Treasury Holdings: Who are the Buyers? Corporate v Treasury Debt markets
23:16 Portfolio Allocation to Gold and Bitcoin, Strategic Reserve
27:35 Private Equity and Private Credit: Leveraged Buyout (LBO) Model, Unregulated Private Markets
33:06 Passive Index Investing as Socialist Investing
35:32 Chris Wood’s Capital Allocation

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