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Huge thanks to Eric Basmajian and train-traveler Mike Green for answering member questions. Member/Subscriber Live Q&A recorded October 22, 2024.

We are seeing the full effects of the debt crisis paradox. And it only seems like a "paradox" from hte perspective of conventional wisdom on the matter. Government debt is indeed bad for the economy, but not AT ALL in the way most people are led to believe or assume. This creates another paradox, one where that mainstream criticism does a lot to discredit all criticism thereby making even more debt likely.  Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisMilton Friedman Newsweek February 1981https://miltonfriedman.hoover.org/internal/media/dispatcher/214251/fullhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

Does the Bank of Canada need to exist? Canada shares a lot more than just a common border with the US, interest rates, inflation, even changes in economic output. And those are all pointing in the wrong direction. The Canadian experience provides a perfect example of what globally synchronized really means in all its facets. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metrehttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

This may end up being the final straw for what's left of the global economy. With more highly negative signals from copper, gold, oil and swaps, even bond spreads here, we're getting more impressions that the part rolling recession is now rolling right on into the full thing. If this one goes, that's usually it. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Carmaker Misery Is Dragging Down Global Credit Market Returnshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-16/carmaker-misery-is-dragging-down-global-credit-market-returnsBloomberg Rolling Manufacturing Recession Collides With US Election Angsthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-10-18/us-manufacturers-face-layoffs-weak-results-ahead-of-trump-harris-electionhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

A whopping 98% of American voters in one mainstream poll say the economy is a major concern, including 79% who rate it their top worry. Economists, the media, politicians, policymakers are at a loss to explain this. The latest data from the US government shows why that is, both the confusion and the underlying trouble. A vast majority of the evidence continues to consistently agree with what Americans are saying.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisNRF Census Retail Sales Data Shows Retail Sales Grew in Septemberhttps://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/census-retail-sales-data-shows-retail-sales-grew-septemberNRF CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor Shows Retail Sales Declined Monthly in September But Still Grew Year Over Yearhttps://nrf.com/media-center/press-releases/cnbc/nrf-retail-monitor-shows-retail-sales-declined-monthly-septemberAP NORChttps://apnorc.org/projects/the-economy-tops-voters-minds-as-they-consider-their-vote-in-the-upcoming-election/https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

Wall Street was rocked by a huge plunge in orders for ASML, a company which produces machines that touch practically every part of the global economy. That was followed by another four-letter firm, LVMH, which reported a shock decline in revenue. Both showing the same thing from very different angles, further confirming - along with swap markets - why there will be another leg down in interest rates.Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisASML Homehttps://www.asml.com/enASML Q4 2023 Resultshttps://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/q4-2023-financial-resultsASML Q3 2024 Resultshttps://www.asml.com/en/news/press-releases/2024/q3-2024-financial-results-dd3ac76a9d4d0f8cIntel Q2 2024 Financial Resultshttps://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1704/intel-reports-second-quarter-2024-financial-resultsLVMH Q3 2024 Resultshttps://www.lvmh.com/en/publications/lvmh-shows-good-resilience-in-the-current-contextNYT Shares of Louis Vuitton Owner Drop on Anxiety About Chinese Shoppershttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/business/dealbook/lvmh-dior-louis-vuitton-china.htmlhttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

We are in the thick of bank earnings and quarterly reports. The one theme they keep coming back to is...losses. It's become such a problem even JPM CEO Jamie Dimon snapped during his last earnings call. The thing is, in spouting off he told the truth about all of it. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg Jamie Dimon Is Right. Forget the ‘Damn Number.’https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-10-14/jamie-dimon-is-right-analysts-need-to-look-beyond-their-modelsBank of America Quarterly Earningshttps://investor.bankofamerica.com/quarterly-earningsJPM Third Quarter 2024 Resultshttps://www.jpmorganchase.com/content/dam/jpmc/jpmorgan-chase-and-co/investor-relations/documents/quarterly-earnings/2024/3rd-quarter/66269bb6-ecc5-4172-b461-6b7e7cd47aab.pdfCitigroup Third Quarter 2024 Resultshttps://www.citigroup.com/rcs/citigpa/storage/public/Earnings/Q32024/2024pr-qtr3rslt.pdfBloomberg Consumers Shift Spending to Pay for Basic Staples, Citi CFO Sayshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-09/consumers-shift-spending-to-pay-for-basic-staples-citi-cfo-sayshttps://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

Another update from top Chinese officials on the status of "stimulus" comes amidst a flurry of macro and banking data from the country. While many will claim the former cancels out the increasingly grim nature of the latter, the previous data still matters at the very least to describe the size of the hole China will have to climb out of. Assuming it is even making a reasonable attempt to. That last press gathering provided few assurances. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisChina NBS Consumer Prices September 2024https://www.stats.gov.cn/sj/zxfb/202410/t20241013_1956899.htmlCNBC China’s Ministry of Finance is taking aim at local debt problems before tackling broader economic challengeshttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/14/chinas-ministry-of-finance-tackles-debt-problems-before-economic-challenges.htmlCaixin Exclusive: China May Add 6 Trillion Yuan in Treasury Bonds to Buttress Economyhttps://www.caixinglobal.com/2024-10-14/exclusive-china-may-issue-6-trillion-yuan-in-treasury-bonds-to-buttress-economy-102245341.htmlReuters China's exports miss forecasts as lone bright spot fadeshttps://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/china-sept-export-growth-hits-5-month-low-global-demand-cools-2024-10-14/https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

A big jump in jobless claims actually muddies the picture for the labor market. Meanwhile, consumer prices that many in the mainstream are claiming as sticky...are. But not for the reasons stated. We're seeing "sticky" prices in the technical sense, and that's not good. Eurodollar University's conversation w/Steve Van Metre Bloomberg Odd Lots Austan Goolsbee Explains the Fed’s Big Rate Cuthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-11/austan-goolsbee-explains-the-fed-s-big-rate-cutAtlanta Fed Sticky Price CPIhttps://www.atlantafed.org/research/inflationproject/stickyprice/https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU

The world’s major growth engine the past few years is showing more and worsening signs of finally cracking, including its currency hitting a record low just today. I’m not talking about the US, obviously, nor is it sickly China. India. If India has stumbled, too, as the rupee suggests, then there might be no escaping globally synchronized. Eurodollar University's Money & Macro AnalysisBloomberg India’s Industrial Output Declines For First Time in Two Yearshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-11/india-s-industrial-output-declines-for-first-time-in-two-years?srnd=phx-economics-v2S&P Globalhttps://www.spglobal.com/en/research-insights/special-reports/india-forward/indias-growing-role-in-the-global-economyHSBC India Total sales growth softens as export gains diminishhttps://www.pmi.spglobal.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/8b2aeb7799e44b899c2651b5732e0878https://www.eurodollar.universityTwitter: https://twitter.com/JeffSnider_EDU