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Global Macro Update

Mauldin Economics

What"s really driving US and world events? What are the real motives for Putin"s and Xi Jinping"s actions? How will the latest crisis affect your personal life and investments? Global Macro Update with Mauldin Economics Publisher Ed D"Agostino is a deep dive into current macroeconomic world affairs—from black-swan events to the chess moves of global leaders and market makers. Every week, Ed interviews top experts in geopolitics, economics, finance, and industry to deliver their inside scoops

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56:09

How to Build a Great Macro Portfolio

Global Macro Update ·

2024/04/19

Gold keeps reaching new highs with demand coming from central banks, particularly China’s. Renowned macro portfolio manager Nick Glinsman discusses his preferred method for holding gold, the bifurcation of global commodity markets, and one of his top oil plays.

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35:52

McBride: “99% of crypto is absolute garbage.”

Global Macro Update ·

2024/04/12

RiskHedge Chief Analyst Stephen McBride says, “99% of crypto is absolute garbage. I wouldn't touch it. I think the other 1% will change the world.” Stephen runs a crypto advisory that’s outperformed bitcoin. He shares his crypto portfolio’s largest holding and how new bitcoin ETFs will change crypto investing.

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54:26

You’re Feeling the Aftermath of “War Financing”

Global Macro Update ·

2024/04/05

Broken Money author, Lyn Alden, likens today’s inflation to the fiscal-driven inflation of the 1940s. Add in a runaway federal deficit and increasing geopolitical instability, and it’s no surprise that gold and bitcoin have both reached new all-time highs.

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36:33

McCourt’s Plan to End Digital Servitude

Global Macro Update ·

2024/03/26

Big Tech is watching. Companies like Google track what you read and watch, where you drive, and what you buy. Most of this is out of your control. Frank McCourt, Jr., author of Our Biggest Fight and former LA Dodgers owner, is putting up $500 million to change that.

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45:59

Clean, Abundant, and Cheap—Dr. Zubrin’s “Case for Nukes”

Global Macro Update ·

2024/03/15

Most Americans are pro-nuclear now, but US regulators are hindering our nuclear energy program without making us safer. Nuclear engineer Dr. Robert Zubrin highlights the onerous regulatory process, as well as the exciting progress we’re making with fusion and SMRs. You’ll also hear how the US is ceding global nuclear markets to its top adversary.

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33:42

India Could Dominate the World or “Collapse in on...

Global Macro Update ·

2024/03/08

India looks amazing on paper: 1.4 billion people, the world’s fastest-growing economy, and rapid digitization. In this episode, you’ll hear why Cognitive Investment partner Jacob Shapiro gives India’s hottest growth sector a “9 or a 10.”

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33:51

Friedman on the “Two Chinas” and How Putin Saves Face

Global Macro Update ·

2024/02/13

Has Xi already lost control? Renowned geopolitical strategist George Friedman is on the podcast to discuss the threat of civil war in China, solutions to the stalemate in Ukraine, and the future of Gaza.

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37:22

How This 45-Year Industry Vet Is Investing in Nuclear...

Global Macro Update ·

2024/02/09

Grant Williams calls Evergreen Gavekal CIO David Hay “one of the good guys.” We’re excited to welcome him to the podcast. Get David’s insights on the future of small nuclear reactors, China, and a specific investing signal you should be watching now.

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20:11

One Financial Decision Trumps Everything

Global Macro Update ·

2024/02/02

Author and former Wall Street trader Jared Dillian discusses the Fed, why 90% of managing money is waiting, and his latest book, No Worries: How to Live a Stress-Free Financial Life. Jared shares how to get your big financial choices right—and the one decision that trumps them all.

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25:14

We’re in a “Rivalry That Could Go Hot”

Global Macro Update ·

2024/01/26

Defense Dept. alumnus Elbridge Colby outlines the plan the US should implement now to avoid a “hot” war with China. This interview is a critical follow-up to Colby’s last discussion with Ed D’Agostino about Taiwan’s importance to US national security.

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30:29

Are We on a Collision Course with China?

Global Macro Update ·

2024/01/19

Foreign policy expert Elbridge Colby, who served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, breaks down China’s plan to dominate the Eastern Hemisphere and then challenge US hegemony. In other words: Are we going to war with China?

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35:02

AI Helps Spread China’s “Techno-Authoritarianism”

Global Macro Update ·

2024/01/12

Former US Army Ranger Paul Scharre knows all about AI’s darker potential. He talks to Mauldin Economics publisher Ed D’Agostino about AI’s role in combat, the rise of Chinese-style techno-authoritarianism, and US vulnerabilities in the Panama Canal.

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28:21

Presidential Politics Is a Bleak Place

Global Macro Update ·

2023/12/21

Renowned political pollster Dr. Frank Luntz says 70% of Americans don’t want a Biden vs. Trump rematch. Two-thirds would actively consider a third-party candidate. But could a third-party candidate actually win?

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43:20

No One Sees the Good Stuff Happening

Global Macro Update ·

2023/12/15

Good stuff is happening. GDP is up. Unemployment is low. Inflation has dropped. Yet people seem miserable. Former Fed economist Claudia Sahm explains the disconnect.

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35:06

Felix Zulauf: The Unipolar World Is Over

Global Macro Update ·

2023/12/08

When Felix Zulauf has a hunch, he’s usually right. Ed D’Agostino interviews Zulauf, the former head of UBS’s institutional portfolio management group and founder of Zulauf Consulting, about the end of the multipolar world and where the markets are headed.

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23:04

Argentina Finally Did Something Right

Global Macro Update ·

2023/12/01

Argentina may have finally done something right. Ed D’Agostino interviews Jared Dillian, author of No Worries and Editor of The Daily Dirtnap, about investing in emerging markets, Argentina’s new president-elect, and how to build a “life hedge” into your portfolio.

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35:59

De-risking Is a Two-Way Street

Global Macro Update ·

2023/11/10

The US is scrambling to “de-risk” from China by fortifying US supply chains. But China has been de-risking from the US for over a decade. Ed D’Agostino speaks with former UBS chief economist George Magnus about what this geopolitical transformation means for Western investors and the huge changes happening at China’s Central Bank.

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34:17

Brushfires Everywhere

Global Macro Update ·

2023/10/27

“Usually coincidences don’t exist in geopolitics.” Ed D’Agostino speaks to Jacob Shapiro of Cognitive Investments about military tensions running hot across the globe, including the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, and dustups in the Balkans and the South China Sea. It almost makes you wonder if US enemies are acting in concert to spread our military thin.

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49:13

We’re talking to General Petraeus about Israel

Global Macro Update ·

2023/10/17

Few people bring together as much expertise on the military, geopolitics, and investing as former CIA Director General Petraeus, who is currently a partner at global investment firm KKR. Petraeus and Ed D’Agostino discuss how the conflict in the Middle East could escalate, what Putin has really accomplished in Ukraine, and the United States’ delicate relationship with China.

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22:05

We Haven’t Done This Since Eisenhower

Global Macro Update ·

2023/09/29

The US can’t rely on Russia for uranium anymore. Hear from Uranium Energy Corp. CEO Amir Adnani on US energy policy and the critical role nuclear plays for the US military, NASA, and artificial intelligence-backed technologies.

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