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We Study Billionaires - The Investor’s Podcast
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In this episode, Luke Gromen navigates through Berkshire's $167.6B cash, his 2023 market optimism, US liquidity measures, and escalating real estate loan concerns. He discusses inflation's return, unemployment trends, interest rates, and Bitcoin's impact on energy. The dialogue also touches on the Fed's control illusion, CEO stock sales, Bitcoin's fiscal role, auction failures, QE's return, and treasury yield trends, providing a rich macroeconomic overview amidst evolving market dynamics.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - How Berkshire Hathaway's substantial cash reserve positions it in the current economic landscape.
08:13 - The pivotal factors that flipped Luke Gromen from a bearish to a bullish market stance in early 2023.
12:20 - The implications of re-accelerating supercore inflation on the economy and monetary policy.
12:20 - How interest rates are expected to evolve through the rest of the year and their effect on investments.
46:08 - The specific liquidity levers the US is currently pulling to navigate through economic challenges.
46:08 - Predictions on unemployment trends and their impact on the broader economic recovery.
57:25 - Insights into the escalating crisis in commercial real estate loans surpassing loss reserves at major banks.
01:09:57 - The transformative potential of Bitcoin in changing the energy landscape and its broader economic implications.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
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IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:
00:00 - Intro
01:05 - How Berkshire Hathaway's substantial cash reserve positions it in the current economic landscape.
08:13 - The pivotal factors that flipped Luke Gromen from a bearish to a bullish market stance in early 2023.
12:20 - The implications of re-accelerating supercore inflation on the economy and monetary policy.
12:20 - How interest rates are expected to evolve through the rest of the year and their effect on investments.
46:08 - The specific liquidity levers the US is currently pulling to navigate through economic challenges.
46:08 - Predictions on unemployment trends and their impact on the broader economic recovery.
57:25 - Insights into the escalating crisis in commercial real estate loans surpassing loss reserves at major banks.
01:09:57 - The transformative potential of Bitcoin in changing the energy landscape and its broader economic implications.
Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.
BOOKS AND RESOURCES
- Luke’s FFTT research.
- Luke’s Twitter account.
- Luke’s two books.
- Related Episode: Listen to BTC136: The FED Pause & Q2 Current Events w/ Luke Gromen, or watch the video.
- Related Episode: Listen to BTC101: 4th Quarter Macro Overview w/ Luke Gromen, or watch the video.
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