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Macro Outlook: Inflation, Fed Policy, and Market Strategy
Episode 94
Published 1 year, 7 months ago
Description
This podcast dissects key macroeconomic questions about whether the disinflation process is intact, contrasting views on Core PCE inflation, and the implications for portfolio strategies. It details 42 Macro’s outlook on inflation bottoming in early 2025 versus prevailing consensus, discusses quantitative signals such as reverse repo balances and liquidity metrics, and explores market regime shifts from disinflation to reflation. The discussion also highlights risks including a potential hawkish Fed shift, structural inflation pressures, and liquidity challenges, while providing practical positioning models and insights on the Fed’s balance sheet policy and its impact on markets in 2025.