Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend

Macro Voices

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Weekly market commentary by Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend and interviews with the brightest minds in the world of finance and macroeconomics. Made possible by funding from Fourth Turning Capital Management, LLC

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Hedge Fund Manager Erik Townsend

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Business

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www.macrovoices.com

Latest episode

Oct 29, 2026

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Episodes

MacroVoices #287 Wayne Himelsein: Under the covers of Long Vol 02.09.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Logica Funds founder Wayne Himelsein to the show to discuss trading the long volatility strategy. Link: https://bit.ly/3yJd8hg

MacroVoices #286 Summer Special: Digital Currencies & Decentralized Finance Revolution Part 2 26.08.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend welcome Dr. Pippa Malmgren and Clint Cox in this second installment of two-part summer special to discuss digital currency and decentralized finance revolution.   Link: https://bit.ly/2UpC53g

MacroVoices #285 Summer Special: Digital Currencies & Decentralized Finance Revolution Part 1 19.08.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend welcome Dr. Pippa Malmgren and Clint Cox in this first installment of two-part summer special to discuss digital currency and decentralized finance revolution.   Link: https://bit.ly/3gd5yoN

MacroVoices #284 Lakshman Achuthan: Economic cycle is turning...but what about assets? 12.08.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome ECRI co-founder Lakshman Achuthan to the show to discuss how all those economic cycle indicators that were turning up last we spoke with him are starting to turn down now, meaning the risk of an economic cycle downturn is heightened now. Then Grant Williams joins the postgame discussion. Link: https://bit.ly/37DMICM  

MacroVoices #283 Brent Johnson: US Dollar Still Not Crashing 04.08.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Santiago Capital's Brent Johnson to the show. Brent says the US dollar isn't really crashing to zero as some have suggested, then goes on to articulate a balanced view on the inflation/deflation debate. They also discuss commodities including precious metals, and why Brent thinks the soft commodities may be a good play if prices pull back. Link...

MacroVoices #282 Bill Blain: Consequences of Secular Inflation 29.07.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Shard Capital Strategist and Alternative Investments chief Bill Blain to the show. Bill says secular inflation is here to stay, then goes on to explain several less obvious nuances of the finance industry's readiness for the coming change and much more. Link: https://bit.ly/3fax7hW

MacroVoices #281 Darius Dale: Inflation is officially on hold but just for now 22.07.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome 42 Macro founder Darius Dale to the show to discuss why he is a secular inflationist long-term even though his models predict disinflation in coming months. Link: https://bit.ly/3eI2nok

MacroVoices #280 Aaran Param: Inflation, Stocks, Dollar, EM, China, Commodities & more 15.07.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Aaran Param from Variant Perception to the show to discuss whether inflation is secular or transitory, Stocks, Bond Yields, Commodities, and much more. Link: https://bit.ly/3xKio4I

MacroVoices #279 Viktor Shvets: The Inflation-Deflation Pendulum 08.07.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Viktor Shvets to the show to discuss in detail why he disagrees with the view that we're beginning a 1970's scale secular inflation event.   Link: https://bit.ly/3wrQOYo

MacroVoices #278 Eric Peters: Secular Inflation and Digital Currency 01.07.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome back One River Asset Management CIO Eric Peters to the show. Eric has been in the news quite a bit lately, as his new venture One River Digital has become one of the most voracious buyers of Bitcoin. Eric returns as this week’s feature interview guest to discuss secular inflation and the digital currency revolution in detail. Link: https://bit....

MacroVoices #277 Daniel Lacalle: Inflation, Recovery Outlook, Energy, Digital Currency & More 24.06.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Daniel Lacalle to the show. Daniel says inflation is coming, but he doesn’t worry about it running away or becoming a major economic challenge. They also explore Daniel’s thoughts on both cryptocurrency and sovereign digital currency, and much more. Link: https://bit.ly/3vUHrAr

MacroVoices #276 Philip Verleger: Energy Economics and Inflation 17.06.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Philip Verleger to the show to give us a different perspective on the economics of the energy industry, including his views on the coming secular inflation. Link: https://bit.ly/3vApK91

MacroVoices #275 Steve Keen: Inflation Will Not Run Away 10.06.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Steve Keen to the show. Steve says inflation is definitely coming, but it won’t be the runaway inflation feared by many people, nor will it be the hyperinflation some folks fear.  Link: https://bit.ly/2Tkfrby

MacroVoices #274 Marin Katusa: PM Investing for Accredited Investors 03.06.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome back Marin Katusa to the show. This week’s interview focuses specifically on the private equity deals that are only offered to accredited investors, allowing them to buy precious metals mining stocks directly from the issuing company, off the listed exchange, and at a discount to the price everyone else is paying for the same shares on the open...

MacroVoices #273 Larry McDonald: Dollar Down & Gold, Oil, Uranium Up 27.05.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Larry McDonald from The Bear Traps Report to the show to discuss inflation, bond yields, market outlooks, and much more. Link: https://bit.ly/3hZZMbY

MacroVoices #272 David Rosenberg: Inflation Will Be Transitory 20.05.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome David Rosenberg to the show where he explains why he still sees deflation as the governing force, and why he disagrees with the suddenly all-popular inflation narrative. Free 30-Day Trial to Rosenberg Research: https://bit.ly/3f2n9zI Link: https://bit.ly/3wmukbQ

MacroVoices #271 Harley Bassman: Hedging a High Interest Future 13.05.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Harley Bassman to the show. For years Harley has been on a personal mission to figure out how to make institutional hedging tools available to retail investors, because Harley sees a risk of long-term interest rates backing up in coming years that could create a much worse threat than the 2008 financial crisis. They talk about the risk he sees,...

MacroVoices #270 Dylan Grice: Are Central Bankers Politicians or Economists? 06.05.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Dylan Grice to the show to discuss everything from inflation vs. deflation to how far bond yields can go to the outlook for asset markets. Link: https://bit.ly/3xUCNEq

MacroVoices #269 Charlie McElligott: The reflation that reversed course in April will reverse course again 29.04.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Charlie McElligott from Nomura to the show. Charlie says the reflation trade that reversed in April is likely to reverse again, with more reflation still to come. They talk about everything from inflation to bond yields to the market outlook for stocks and other asset classes. Link: https://bit.ly/3gMRIuj

MacroVoices #268 Art Berman: Crude Oil Update 22.04.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Art Berman to the show. Art nailed the call for $65 crude oil when we had him on in early January, but now he says the big move higher in price is probably mostly over, and he doesn’t see any reason to expect crude oil prices to rally much higher than $70. And that’s despite the fact that Art still predicts a significant decline in U.S. product...

MacroVoices #267 Jeff Snider: Why Deflation Is The Story, Not Inflation 15.04.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jeff Snider back to the show where Jeff makes the case for deflation rather than inflation, against consensus. Then be sure to stay tuned for the postgame segment where Patrick will give an update on the 50dma charts. Link: https://bit.ly/3mPOTtz

MacroVoices #266 Jesse Felder: Macro Roadmap for the S&P500 08.04.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jesse Felder to the show. Jesse sees inflation on the horizon and has quite a bit to say about macro risk factors and where the S&P500 may be headed next.  Link: https://bit.ly/3t26fpv

MacroVoices #265 Steven Van Metre: The Last Deflationist Standing 01.04.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Steven Van Metre to the show to talk about why the outlook really is still deflationary unless and until private credit expansion returns with a vengeance. Link: https://bit.ly/39y2KPI

MacroVoices #264 Robert Friedland: Investing in the Green Revolution 25.03.2021

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome billionaire Canadian financier Robert Friedland to the show. Robert already gave a terrific two-part interview on the Smarter Markets podcast, on the subject of what it’s really going to take to Green the Global economy. In this MacroVoices episode, they discuss how to invest in the formative green revolution, and where the best opportunities c...

Spotlight #6 Josh Crumb & Joe Raia: Dimensions of Abaxx Technologies 19.03.2021

Remember when Kyle Bass appeared on MacroVoices and suggested that Erik should get Josh Crumb on the show to explain all the various dimensions of Abaxx Technologies and how the company plans to disrupt commodity trading by bringing the latest technologies to bear to create smarter commodity markets? The long-awaited interview is finally here. Abaxx founders Josh Crumb and Joe Raia lay out the who...

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