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Callie Cox of eToro joins the podcast to discuss her view that the Federal Reserve can engineer a 'soft landing' -- defeating inflation while not tipping the US economy into a recession.

• It's hard to see how the Fed will be able to combat inflation without breaking things in the economy, but this is the guest's view (3:00);
• This view is partly based on the job market (4:06);
• Inflation is the major risk to the 'soft landing' thesis. But there are encouraging signs (6:00);
• Still, there is a chance investors are underestimating the chances of higher interest rates from the Fed (8:08);
• Ultimately, investors are discounting the global economy's strength (9:21);
• Technology has been harder hit than other sectors of the economy, which may bring second-order effects especially locally. But nationally, initial jobless claims are still low (13:57);
• The US consumer has been a particular strong point. No reason for that to stop (15:53);
• Background on the guest (20:12);
• Views on cryptocurrency (24:48);
• The concept of decentralized finance, or DeFi: not just a fool's errand (26:43);
• Does the VIX still matter? Maybe, but there are better options to gauge volatility (31:14).

• Website: eToro.com;
• Corporate Twitter: @eToroUS;
• Personal Twitter: @CallieAbost.