Grant’s Current Yield Podcast
Grant's Interest Rate Observer
You've read their prose. Now hear their voices. Listen to Jim Grant and Evan Lorenz talk high finance, Grant's-style, with plenty of wit and historical context to enliven their discussion of today's foremost investment topics. Welcome to Grant's Radio!
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Dec 20, 2017 • 24min
Realty Show
Andy McCulloch, head of Real Estate analytics at Green Street Advisors, gives Grants the lay of the land. 1:18 Does the "everything bubble" include RE? 4:44 Breaking down the #Westfield acquisition 13:02 Cheap financing in #Europe and international arbitrage 16:24 "What would #Buffett buy?" CapEx creates mispricings 21:21 Current attractive opportunities Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Dec 11, 2017 • 23min
Is China a Ponzi scheme?
Grant’s welcomes Victor Shih, associate professor at The University of California, San Diego, to discuss that crucial question. 0:40 The #Steinhoff Saga 6:47 Is #China set up for near term financial calamity? 9:12 Debt service rising faster than #GDP 13:13 We owe it to ourselves 17:30 Economic rebound ahead of the #19th Party Congress Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Dec 6, 2017 • 17min
Value Hunt
JHL Capital Group chief investment officer James Litinsky joins Grant’s to share his views on opportunities and risks around the world. 0:56 #India: Country of the future? 4:50 Current opportunities after a strong #rally 8:18 How to play late cycle in the #U.S. 10:47 The most vulnerable financial #assets 14:34 How much #cash to hold? Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Nov 27, 2017 • 19min
Things you don’t see at bottoms
Special guest Bill Fleckenstein joins the Grant’s team to take inventory of current conditions 1:35 Triple-B-rated #bonds yielding less than zero 5:43 #Bitcoin and the apocalypse 7:28 #Tech, then and now 12:34 #Trump and volatility 15:52 What’s different this time? Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Nov 22, 2017 • 14min
The tick-tock of time
A lively discussion of the sometimes-lengthy wait for investment ideas to come to fruition 1:53 #GE in 1990 7:50 Mortgage #bonds in 2006 11:52 Valeant #Pharmaceuticals in 2014 Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Nov 10, 2017 • 26min
Buying low and selling high: A How-to
Jim and Evan welcome special guest Paul Isaac, CEO and Founder of Arbiter Partners, to discuss current opportunities and risks. 1:54 Paul’s #bitcoin trading strategy 7:40 Value in #Japan 12:30 Other periods of technological #disruption 14:45 Is #Exxon vulnerable to a market downturn? 17:14 Strategies for an expensive market 20:37 Paul’s favorite #stocks in the U.S. Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Oct 30, 2017 • 18min
The stability paradox
Jim, Evan and Phil hold forth on noteworthy sightings in credit, while Jim challenges a core premise of modern central banking. 0:43 #ECB taper announcement 2:36 Taylor Rule funds rate and the flattening yield curve 5:05 The search for “stability” 8:35 Kobe Steel bondholder surprise 9:55 10-year yield at a key level 12:14 The last great #bond bear. In like a lamb… 14:01 “Unprecedented in degree, persistence and circumstance” Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Oct 18, 2017 • 20min
Financial revelations of the day
Jim, Evan and Phil take inventory of notable topics and unusual occurrences around the world. 2:50 Blackrock and Vanguard assets approach #China GDP 5:59 Indexation, or unmanaged #money? 7:13 Magically shape-shifting earnings at #GE 10:30 Market Makers: New kids on the block 12:43 1987 stock market #crash turns 30 17:47 #Treasury curve pancakes Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Oct 11, 2017 • 18min
Hamburger Helper
Jim and Evan discuss opportunities and risks in the restaurant industry with John Hamburger, president of the Restaurant Finance Monitor. 0:53 Employment trends and #business activity 2:42 Low rates begets overcapacity 6:28 Risks for franchisees 8:10 Who owns the #real estate? 11:45 Global synchronized recovery and record #credit creation 14:20 Timeless cyclical psychology Subscribe to Grant’s Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, iHeart Radio and Google Play Music. Grant’s Interest Rate Observer is available at http://www.grantspub.com
Oct 2, 2017 • 22min
Resources roundtable
Jim and Evan discuss the outlook for crude oil and other commodities with fund manager Adam Rozencwajg 0:48 President #Trump vs Candidate Trump 4:42 Adam’s thoughts on #oil 6:44 How to play a rising oil price 13:00 Implications of increased hedging activity 15:53 The outlook for #copper and #gold
