In this episode with macro strategists Danielle DiMartino Booth and Jim Bianco we discuss:

• Latest inflation data vs. 'truflation'
• Danielle says we're in recession, Jim says we're in a "no landing" scenario
• Remote work, wage growth, and AI's impact on jobs
• Extreme wealth concentration
• Will the Fed cut rates?
• Why are stocks booming when rates are still high?
• Government spending and national debt
• Powell's legacy, the election year economy
• Bitcoin and the spot Bitcoin ETFs

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Danielle DiMartino Booth is CEO and Chief Strategist for QI Research, an independent research firm. She spent 9 years at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas as Advisor to President Richard W. Fisher throughout the financial crisis until he retired in 2015. She's the author of "Fed Up: An Insider's Take on Why the Federal Reserve is Bad for America." Danielle's research firm: https://quillintelligence.com Follow Danielle on X https://x.com/DiMartinoBooth

Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research. His wide-ranging commentaries have addressed monetary policy, the intersection of markets and politics, the role of government in the economy. Jim's firm: https://www.biancoresearch.com/visitor-home/ Follow Jim on X: https://twitter.com/biancoresearch 

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