Hedge fund manager, CFA & macro analyst James Lavish stops by BCB to discuss recession dynamics, competition with the dollar, the sovereign debt spiral & more.

WE COVER:

• Big Game Fishing
• Where’s The Recession?
• QE, monetary policy & “money printing”
• Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset, USD Hegemony, BRICS Rising 
• US Credit Rating Downgrade

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ITEMS MENTIONED:

• The Informationist Newsletter by James Lavish
• The Macro Compass by Alfonso Peccatiello
• Once In A Species by Jesse Myers 

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