Episode Details

Markets may be entering one of the most important regime shifts in decades. Cem Karsan joins Niels Kaastrup-Larsen to argue that the United States is moving away from traditional free market capitalism towards a far more strategic model where government, markets and technology become increasingly intertwined. They discuss why positioning continues to dominate market behaviour, the growing role of sovereign investment, the future of AI driven capital spending, and why the next major turning point may arrive after the US midterm elections. It is a conversation that challenges conventional market thinking and explores how politics, policy and capital are becoming inseparable.

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Episode TimeStamps:

00:00 - America at 250 and why major turning points often arrive after two and a half centuries

03:43 - Why positioning matters more than headlines in today's markets

07:53 - Soft US jobs data and the disconnect between markets and the economy

09:15 - June performance review for trend followers and CTAs

15:14 - Why America may be adopting a more strategic form of capitalism

19:14 - The case for a US sovereign wealth fund and reshaping the financial system

30:31 - Why the US dollar remains America's greatest strategic advantage

37:52 - AI investment, capital spending and why this cycle may be different

45:46 - Kevin Warsh, Scott Bessent and the changing relationship between the Fed and Treasury