Macro Voices

Erik Townsend

Weekly market commentary by retired Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend and interviews with the brightest minds in the world of finance and macroeconomics.

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#1351
Yesterday · 55 min
MacroVoices #557 Michael Every: The Blue Tsunami Lands on Markets... and Geopolitics
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Michael Every. They discuss how the Democrats’ congressional sweep could constrain U.S. foreign policy and reshape global markets, with Michael Every warning that a weaker or more inward-looking U.S. could create power vacuums and raise the risk of escalation in the Middle East and Ukraine. https://bit.ly/4zoAjxy 🔴Free live options masterclass, Tue Nov 10, 4 p.m. ET: www.bigpicturetrading.com ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1350
October 29 · 55 min
MacroVoices #556 Luke Gromen: US Midterms & Beyond
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Luke Gromen. They discuss why the economic fallout from the prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption has been slower than expected, with China’s reduced oil demand and coordinated strategic reserve releases helping cushion the supply shock, and why the bigger credit risk from AI may sit with the consumer. https://bit.ly/4sufi1M ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1350
October 29 · 55 min
MacroVoices #556 Luke Gromen: US Midterms & Beyond
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Luke Gromen. They discuss why the economic fallout from the prolonged Strait of Hormuz disruption has been slower than expected, with China’s reduced oil demand and coordinated strategic reserve releases helping cushion the supply shock. https://bit.ly/4sufi1M ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1349
October 22 · 1 hr 39 min
MacroVoices #554 Dr. Anas Alhajji + Louis-Vincent Gave: Developing Crises in Middle-East and France
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Dr. Anas Alhajji and Louis-Vincent Gave. They discuss Anas’s takeaways from the Riyadh Energy Week conferences and how the “three seas crisis” in the Gulf, Red Sea, and Black Sea, is reshaping energy security and global supply chains. We also have Louis discussing the recent developments in France. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1348
October 15 · 1 hr 13 min
MacroVoices #554 Yasir Arafat: Mass Manufacturing Nuclear Power Plants
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Yasir Arafat. They discuss Aalo Atomics’ plan to mass-produce small nuclear reactors, initially for AI data centers, and the scale of the power demand the company hopes to serve. Arafat describes how factory production and repeated designs could lower costs, while identifying supply-chain growth as a major challenge. They also discuss using low-enriched uranium in the near term, the longer-term potential of fast-spectrum reactors and fuel recycling, changing U.S. policies on nuclear energy, and competition with China. https://bit.ly/3TTkNdH Find out more: https://www.aalo.com/ ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1347
October 8 · 1 hr 4 min
MacroVoices #553 Brent Johnson: Disparate Housewives
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Brent Johnson. They discuss the dollar’s recent strength and Johnson’s longer-term bullish outlook, while allowing for a short-term pullback. They consider gold’s support level and the possibility of further declines if the dollar rises, alongside Johnson’s view that the current area could be a buying opportunity. Johnson also outlines his thesis that the Fed and Treasury may work more closely together, including the theoretical possibility of revaluing U.S. gold holdings. https://bit.ly/3Wg8EjB ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1346
October 1 · 1 hr 6 min
MacroVoices #552 David Rosenberg: Navigating The Noise
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome David Rosenberg. They discuss David Rosenberg’s view that energy shocks are unlikely to drive sustained inflation without wage growth, along with the Fed regime shift and higher real yields, potential midterm gridlock and Treasury issuance as bond-market catalysts, Chinese open-source AI and housing weakness as disinflationary forces, the gold outlook, and the ROSY ETF and book news. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1345
September 25 · 1 hr 1 min
MacroVoices #551 Michael Every: Decoding The Global Geopolitical Puzzle (Part 2)
They discuss how Iran's threats to extend its strikes into the Indian Ocean and a possible 90-day U.S. diesel export ban could deepen the energy crisis, why Washington is rallying allies like Canada and Latin America into a U.S.-led bloc against a China–Russia–Iran–North Korea axis, and how fears of a 2027 Taiwan move, AI supremacy, and tactical nuclear escalation are reshaping markets, capital flows, and national security. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1344
September 24 · 1 hr 11 min
MacroVoices #551 Michael Every: Decoding The Global Geopolitical Puzzle
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Michael Every. They discuss how escalating Iran–Middle East and Russia–Ukraine conflicts are weaponizing energy markets, why a looming global diesel crunch could fracture the “one-world” oil system into U.S.-led regional blocs, and how Washington may increasingly use tools like export bans, Arctic basing rights, and even dollar stablecoins as instruments of geopolitical statecraft against China and other rivals. https://bit.ly/4iRZKlX ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1343
September 17 · 1 hr 7 min
MacroVoices #550 Harley Bassman: In FED We Trust
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome Harley Bassman. They discuss the Fed’s credibility crisis, the fiscal recklessness behind higher term premiums, and how mortgage convexity, ETFs, and hyperscaler borrowing are rewiring the global bond market. https://bit.ly/46wQwnB ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1342
September 10 · 1 hr 19 min
MacroVoices #549 Matt Barrie: AI-gent Provocateur
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Matt Barrie. They discuss the rise of agentic AI and cheap open‑source models, how running AI on your own hardware will reshape enterprises and how this shift will massively disrupt white‑collar work. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1341
September 3 · 49 min
MacroVoices #548 Dr. Carly Anderson: Emerging Energy Technologies Roundup
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Carly Anderson. They discuss the coming “nuclear renaissance” driven by small modular reactors and mass manufacturing and how deep‑tech venture investing and industrial robotics can accelerate this energy transition. https://bit.ly/3Up1SaC Website: https://timescale.vc Substack: https://timescalevc.substack.com/ (coming soon) ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1340
August 27 · 41 min
MacroVoices #547 Daniel Lacalle: The Future of Reserve Currency
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Daniel Lacalle. They discuss sovereign debt, inflation, and the rise of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins forcing a shift toward more decentralised monetary systems. ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1339
August 20 · 1 hr 22 min
MacroVoices #546 Darius Dale: Darius Dale for POTUS 2028
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Darius Dale. They discuss how fourth-turning dynamics, debt “disease,” and policy manipulation are reshaping bond markets. https://bit.ly/4cSYSJI ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1338
August 13 · 1 hr 6 min
MacroVoices #545 Michael Howell: Warsh vs. The Markets
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Michael Howell. They discuss the 65-month global liquidity cycle, where we stand currently, and what comes next. https://bit.ly/3UfVKBc ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1337
August 6 · 1 hr 2 min
MacroVoices #544 Viktor Shvets: How Markets Survive Disruption
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Viktor Shvets. They discuss everything from Hormuz to Inflation signals to precious metals to the k-shaped economy. https://bit.ly/4wHXdyt ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1336
July 30 · 1 hr 7 min
MacroVoices #543 Jim Bianco: Who Solves Inflation The FED or The Market?
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Jim Bianco. They will discuss this weeks FOMC meeting. https://bit.ly/4wz7e16 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1335
July 23 · 1 hr 4 min
MacroVoices #542 Luke Gromen: As The Conflict Turns
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Luke Gromen. They discuss how the Strait of Hormuz remained closed for months, why crude oil prices did not respond as expected, and what may happen as the conflict re-escalates. They also cover precious metals, inflation, monetary policy, and other major macroeconomic developments. https://bit.ly/45gBPnZ 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4wSy4AT ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1334
July 16 · 1 hr 56 min
MacroVoices #541 Dr. Anas Alhajji: Bab el-Mandeb: The Next Oil Chokepoint Nobody's Watching
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Dr. Anas Alhajji. They’ll discuss Anas’s review on how we got into this conflict and why he still believes that it was the goal of the United States to close Hormuz. https://bit.ly/4wKIgvh 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4aRvmTW ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/
#1333
July 9 · 41 min
MacroVoices #540 Adam Parker: Beyond the AI Bubble: Diversifying Portfolios in an Earnings-Driven Market
MacroVoices Erik Townsend & Patrick Ceresna welcome, Adam Parker. They discuss the U.S equity market. https://bit.ly/4aK7d1u 🔻Download Big Picture Trading Chartbook 📈📉: https://bit.ly/4btGdn1 ✅Sign up for a FREE 14-day trial at Big Picture Trading: https://secure.bigpicturetrading.com/membership/signup/fOY4YJYX 🔴 Subscribe to Patrick’s Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@Patrick_Ceresna 🔴 Subscribe to Erik's Substack: https://eriktownsend.substack.com/

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