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Gerard Minack of Minack Advisors joins Monetary Matters to discuss why even though other developed nations like Japan may have higher debt to GDP ratios, factors like net debt, monetized debt, and the overall size of US debt make this comparison flawed. He argues these factors make the current trajectory of US debt levels completely unsustainable and that the bond vigilantes will step in long before even more extreme levels are reached. He also discussed the extreme valuation gap for US assets compared to the rest of the world, why he thinks that gap will narrow, Mag 7 dominance and AI, and why he thinks Japan, not China, is the large Asian market set to outperform.
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:24 Van Eck OUNZ
01:00 Interest Rate & Bond Market Views
09:13 Comparing US Debt Levels to Japan
12:21 Comparing Soft & Hard Data
16:19 Two Growth Scenarios Affecting Rates This Year
23:30 Van Eck OUNZ
24:05 The New World of Higher Rates
33:12 How Higher Rates Impact Stocks
43:01 The AI Trade and US Valuations
49:23 The US Valuation Gap vs The Rest of the World
53:12 Mag 7 Dominance
01:03:15 Bearish on Chinese Stocks and Bullish on Japan
01:09:23 Japan's Macro Backdrop
01:16:19 The Neutral Rate & Demographics
01:21:22 No Recessions in Australia
01:26:16 Australian Outlook
