This week, we discuss markets wobbling as a pointless government shutdown, delayed data releases, and a hawkish Fed collide with rising credit stress, over-levered AI giants, and widening inequality. Enjoy!
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:31) Shutdown Fallout
(03:59) Hawkish Fed Speeches
(07:52) AI Boom Meets Credit Stress
(12:14) Grayscale Ad
(12:53) AI Boom Meets Credit Stress (Con’t)
(15:51) Warning Signs for Society
(18:58) Hawkish Fed Pivot
(21:32) Tech Bubble & Societal Risks
(28:14) Grayscale Ad
(29:02) Tech Bubble & Societal Risks (Con’t)
(31:04) Policy Missteps & Persistent Inflation
(32:00) Bitcoin, Decentralization & the Future of Money
(33:10) The 2026 Acceleration Playbook
(36:15) Widening Inequality & Generational Divide
(44:11) Centralization, Fragility, & Systemic Risks
(49:24) Final Thoughts
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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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