Adventures In Finance: A Real Vision Podcast

DB-Nov 16,2021: Tony Greer returns to the Daily Briefing to discuss a spike in retail sales in October, even in the face of rising inflation. Not only are sales up 1.7% from the previous month, but also up 16.3% year-over-year. This is as a result of the combination of U.S. households having extra cash from the stimulus money and a frenzy to get holiday shopping started early this year to avoid supply chain issues choking the availability of gifts as industrial production continues to be riddled with volatility. Germany suspended certifying the controversial Russian pipeline, causing natural gas prices to shoot up from concerns of low fuel this winter in Europe. In the crypto world, Bitcoin and Ethereum fell sharply retreating from near-record highs. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3kFYu6c Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 15,2021: Dave Floyd, founder of Aspen Trading, joins Maggie Lake to talk about the U.S. dollar against the Canadian dollar, Austria’s enforcement on a lockdown on the unvaccinated, and why Boris Johnson, who until now has been resistant to more lockdowns, warns that one may soon be possible given the struggling NHS. Floyd discusses the implications of these European lockdowns on supply chains and the market. Floyd also analyzes Tesla’s stock and why Musk got into a Twitter brawl with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders over the weekend when Bernie tweeted about the rich paying their fair share of taxes. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3ouTmD5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 12,2021: The government has engaged in endless borrowing and endless wasting since World War II, and at some point, according to the latest issue of Macro Link, we’ll have to meet the consequences of that. Consumer spending is at the lowest level in a decade, according to The University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, which dropped to 66.8% in November. Over 4.4 million workers have quit their jobs amid expectations of inflation to further skyrocket as a holiday season rife with supply chain issues approaches. Christian Alexander, the founder of Macro Link, joins Maggie Lake to give his forecast. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3kz4nlL Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 11,2021: Elon Musk sells over 4.5 million Tesla shares this week after posting a poll on Twitter about whether he should unload a tenth of his stake in the company and spurring controversy about taxation of the ultra-wealthy. Meanwhile, Rivian’s IPO, one of the US’s largest since Facebook, lifts off with an almost $88 billion valuation at market close on Wednesday. The IPO’s positive reception by investors spilled over into other EV stocks such as Nio and Fisker. Autonomous vehicle startup Aurora also had made its trading debut last week, the first AV company to go public, after the closure of its merger with a SPAC. With Tesla’s rivals cranking up the heat, Tommy Thornton, founder of Hedge Fund Telemetry, discusses his forward outlook for this burgeoning and increasingly competitive industry and for Tesla. Thornton also touches on gold, retail, and Chinese tech. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3C7kJb6 Learn more about your ad

DB-Nov 10,2021: There’s no question about it: inflation is not transitory. The latest Consumer Price Index revealed prices of everything except food and energy went up 4.6%, the quickest spike since August 1991. The CPI also showed a 6.2% surge from October last year. U.S. consumers are feeling the hike in energy prices—oil is at nearly $82 a barrel, and electricity bills are at the highest they’ve been since 2009. Meanwhile, more automobile companies are joining the race to give Elon Musk a run for his money. The latest to enter the fray of Tesla rivals is the electric-vehicle startup Rivian, which debuted in trading today with the highest Initial Price Offer since 2014, starting at $78. The company’s valuation has already beaten Ford and General Motors. Jared Dillian, the editor of The Daily Dirtnap, joins Ash Bennington to discuss all of this and more. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3n2nIxm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov09,2021:What’s going on with General Electric? After a decade of being only a shell of its former self, the manufacturing giant founded by Thomas Edison is splitting up into three separate companies, each focused on aviation, health care, and energy. Tony Greer discusses why U.S. stocks suspended the longest rally since 2017 amid surging treasuries and why the S&P 500 collapsed for the first time in nine sessions. In other news, Greer analyzes why oil hit $84 a barrel as Bitcoin and Ethereum reached all-time highs. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3BZQseq Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 08,2021:The House passed a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill on Friday to revamp the country’s transportation, utilities, and broadband structures. Meanwhile, despite Friday’s positive news of the October jobs report, U.S. treasury bonds still fell. This happened after the Fed’s announcement earlier last week to begin tapering bond purchases by $15 billion a month. On Twitter, Elon Musk shared a poll asking people to vote on whether he should sell 10% of his Tesla stock. Nearly 60% of those who participated in the poll voted yes, prompting Elon Musk to offload some stock to help pay his giant tax bill. Real Vision’s Petr Pinkhasov and Weston Nakamura host economist & trader Samuel Rines for a triple treat on today’s Daily Briefing to discuss the infrastructure bill, U.S. treasury bonds, and Tesla stock. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3oakS8T Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 05,2021: We’re ringing in the holiday season with some good news: U.S. non-farm payrolls increased by 531,000 in October, beating the estimate of 450,000. Spreading more cheer, unemployment fell to 4.6%, a new pandemic low. As more people head back outside and hit the gym, a jewel of the pandemic, Peloton, suffers major blows to its stock today, falling nearly 35%. Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, joins to give his analysis of the Fed’s taper, the Bank Of England’s announcement to hold rates steady, the latest on inflation, the labor market, and today’s price action. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3BMVfj5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 04,2021: The Fed announced their long-awaited taper to begin later this month with room for adjustment based on changes in the economic outlook. While the Fed focuses on keeping the inflation rate at 2%, the Bank of England’s market-defying announcement to hold rates steady at the 0.1% benchmark has investors scratching their heads over the Fed's position in this ultra-inflationary environment. Thomas Thornton, founder of Hedge Fund Telemetry, joins to discuss the implications of these policy decisions. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3EOlwQi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 03,2021: The FOMC meeting begins today as Fed officials come together to decide on the tapering of their asset purchase program. The economic recovery seems to be slowly but surely underway with the ADP survey for October demonstrating unexpected strength with a 571,000 gain in jobs and the ISM Services index showing rapid growth at 66.7%. Darius Dale, founder and CEO of 42 Macro, joins the Daily Briefing to provide his overview of these developments and how this will influence economic growth. He also explores where bond yields are headed after the Fed announces the course of policy, what sectors are poised for outperformance, and the drivers behind crypto’s explosive run as Ethereum hits its new all-time high. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3k39MBl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Nov 02,2021: Tony Greer is back on the Daily Briefing, this time discussing the events surrounding energy this week and the price action around oil, natural gas, uranium, and more. With COP26 underway in Scotland this week and next week, world leaders are discussing ways to fight climate change. So far, President Joe Biden has backed a plan to reduce methane emissions, one of the most harmful greenhouse gasses; Japan has pledged up to $10 billion to decarbonize Asia; and Jeff Bezos has pledged $2 billion to restore nature and transform food systems. As the clean energy transition is swiftly underway while the current European energy crisis worsens, Greer shares his perspective on the implications these events will have on energy prices. However, with the FOMC meeting tomorrow, investors are watching the Fed's next moves carefully as the decision to taper their bond purchases is fast approaching, and he discusses how the course of Fed policy will shape markets in the coming months. Interviewed by Ash Bennin

DB-Nov 01,2021: Seasonal effects on the markets are in play with heightened volatility and earnings causing aggressive price movement across asset classes. Katie Stockton, CMT, founder of Fairlead Strategies, dives into the charts to examine tech, commodities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. With mega cap tech stocks such as Tesla, Apple, and Microsoft leading equity markets higher and oil’s rally cooling slightly today, she evaluates both the technical and fundamental drivers underlying price action, lays out what investors should be watching for, and provides her forward outlook for the coming months into the new year. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3bwZCUY Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct 29,2021: The Core PCE Index's rise of 3.6% is the latest inflation pressure that has the markets beat. Real Vision CEO and co-founder Raoul Pal joins to unpack the latest in the supply chain deterioration saga amid a weak labor market. With Facebook's latest announcement to change the company’s name to Meta, Raoul discusses why the metaverse is an entirely new layer of GDP with endless possibilities for crypto, NFTs, and social tokens. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3w0ExvE Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct 28,2021: The last time Harry Melandri of MI2 Partners was on the Daily Briefing, he urged people to sell their Euro Dollars due to high inflation and a strengthening economy. Those factors continue to prevail, and Melandri says he expects inflation to soar higher and continue to apply pressure. Naked Wines, an online wine retailer in the U.K. that ships monthly wine subscriptions throughout the U.K., U.S., and Australia, bubbled up 30% after hedge fund manager Glen Kacher unveiled it as his fresh pick on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” show. Weekly jobless claims filings dropped to a new pandemic-era low of 281,000, indicating a steadily recovering labor market. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3mlbxvh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct27,2021: Orders for durable goods, big-ticket items that are meant to last over three years, have fallen 0.4% in September, the first decline since April of this year. This comes amid continuing labor shortages and increased material costs. General Motors and Boeing Co. specifically have felt the brunt of the supply chain issues with the releases of their quarterly earnings today, demonstrating less than stellar reports. The U.S. trade deficit also widened another 9.2%, equating to an additional $8.2 billion deficit. Real Vision Daily Briefing viewers are in for a treat as both Darius Dale, founder and CEO of 42 Macro, and Peter Boockvar, CIO of Bleakley Advisory Group and editor of The Boock Report, come together to discuss the macro variables impacting the economy. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3mjYv0X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct26,2021: Earnings season continues with Microsoft, Twitter, Alphabet, Visa, and Robinhood due to release their reports today after market close. With the VIX also rising today, earnings thus far have beaten investor and analysts' expectations, lifting equities to all-time highs. Jared Dillian, editor of the Daily Dirtnap, maintains that it’s far too early to bet on a 180 move in inflation and growth—he claims that, "[The Fed] wouldn’t know how to stop it if they tried." He unpacks his argument here and reflects on investor sentiment as indicated by the raging success of the ProShares Bitcoin ETF launch from last week. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3bf53aN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct25,2021: Markets are up as stocks rally across the board ahead of weeklong releases of earning reports from tech giants Facebook, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Apple. PayPal also jumped 2.6% after it backed away from acquiring Pinterest. In the crypto world, last week’s Bitcoin ETF’s created a record $1.5 billion inflow. Tony Greer joins us on Daily Briefing to discuss the state of the markets. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3vIvSO1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct22,2021: Former President Donald Trump’s new social media company is skyrocketing on Wall Street, sparking speculation about whether this is the next meme stock. Meanwhile, current U.S. President Joe Biden backs away from hiking corporate taxes to fund his infrastructure and spending bill and is devising how to end the filibuster role in the Senate. Across the ocean in China, Evergrande is pulled back from the brink of default with a bond coupon, earning itself another week to pay its interest. And in the crypto world, Valkyrie launches its own Bitcoin Futures ETF today on the Nasdaq, but it sunk into the shadows of the ProShares ETF launched earlier this week. Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, joins to unravel this packed day in price action. Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3ngJqN7 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct21,2021: Tesla stock jumped midday after reporting better-than-expected Q3 earnings, a particularly commendable feat given the major supply chain issues plaguing several industries, while the Russell 2000 fell today in intraday trading. Notably, PayPal is shaking up the equities market with talks to acquire popular social media platform Pinterest. Tommy Thornton, founder of Hedge Fund Telemetry, joins us on the Daily Briefing to discuss the gamut of asset classes as well as what he's seeing in options trading for Tesla and why he thinks it might be a good time to buy the Russell 2000 ($IWM). Interviewed by Maggie Lake. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3b03VI8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DB-Oct20,2021: Bitcoin hits its all-time high at nearly $67,000 in intraday trading following the launch of the ProShares Bitcoin Futures ETF yesterday. VanEck may soon follow step with the launch of their own Bitcoin ETF as early as next week. Darius Dale, CEO and founder of 42 Macro, joins the Daily Briefing to break down Bitcoin's exuberant price action and the changes in his models that are leading him to believe that “reflation has emerged as the dominant market regime”. Interviewed by Ash Bennington. Want to submit questions? Drop them right here on the Exchange: https://rvtv.io/3CeKuYd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices