Maggie Lake Talking Markets

David Rosenberg, president of Rosenberg Research, joins Maggie Lake to explain why he’s a restrained bull on long-term Treasuries. While many investors have written off bonds as “uninvestable,” Rosie argues that recession risk is underpriced, the term premium is rising for structural reasons, and valuations now offer an attractive risk-reward, even if consensus sentiment is deeply negative. Also d...

Gold slipped earlier this week as President Trump delayed tariffs on the European Union and the US dollar strengthened. Is this just a short-term wobble, or the start of something more serious? Rick Rule, CEO of Rule Investment Media, joins Maggie Lake to talk about the macro risks and outlook for gold and metals. They also discuss whether Bitcoin will now compete with gold as a safe haven against...

The 10-year yield was back above 4.5% today, while the 30-year broke 5% again sending equities sharply lower. With the fate of President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill" going down to the wire, bond investors are voting with their feet. Julian Brigden, co-founder of MI2 Partners and creator of MacroCapture, joins Maggie Lake today to share his take on the budget, bonds, and whether he still think...

Stocks dipped and yields climbed today after Moody’s downgraded the US sovereign credit rating on Friday, and President Trump's tax and spending bill (which would increase projected budget deficits by nearly $3 trillion through 2034) passed a key hurdle last night. Jeremy Schwartz, Global CIO at WisdomTree, joins Maggie Lake on Talking Markets to talk about whether the US is at risk of its own...

The bond market isn’t behaving the way it used to, and investors can no longer rely on old correlations to hold, according to Nancy Davis, founder of Quadratic Capital and portfolio manager of IVOL and BNDD. The former Head of Credit, Derivatives, and OTC Trading at Goldman Sachs joins Maggie Lake on Talking Markets to explain why this shift is happening, discussing ballooning US deficits, potenti...

CPI came in soft, stocks cheered… but Treasury yields rose. What’s really going on? Noelle Acheson, author of Crypto Is Macro Now, joins Maggie Lake to unpack why the inflation data may be misleading, why the bond market isn’t buying the narrative, and what the tariff pause could actually mean for markets. She also breaks down what Coinbase entering the S&P 500 signals, why ETH is outperformin...

With China and the US drastically cutting reciprocal tariffs, is the worst of the trade war over? Rupert Mitchell, A.K.A. The Blind Squirrel on Substack, thinks so: "The administration clearly cares more about stocks than they were pretending," he said this morning. Rupert joins Maggie Lake on Talking Markets today to discuss the likely effects of the US/China trade detente, what might b...

With President Trump saying today that an 80% tariff on Chinese goods “sounds right,” but that it's "up to Scott [Bessent]," what can we expect from the US/China trade talks this weekend - and how might markets react? Harry Melandri, senior advisor to Arque Advisors and author of Respice Finem, joins Maggie Lake to unpack the latest tariff news, what the bond market is saying, and wh...

The Fed left rates unchanged but Vincent Deluard says the real story is elsewhere. The Director of Global Macro Strategy at StoneX joins Maggie Lake to explain why the 2% inflation target is dead, why investors should fade the 2026 rate cuts, why the move into international stocks is only beginning. You can follow Vincent on X here: https://x.com/vincentdeluard Looking to up your gold and silver h...

"We're going to see a dramatic reduction in tariff rates on China," Peter Boockvar wrote May 5 in the Boock Report. The CIO of Bleakley Financial Group joins Maggie Lake on Talking Markets to discuss the future of tariffs on China, international stock outperformance, and the Fed's interest rate announcement later this week. Also up for discussion: a bond crisis, Peter's outlo...

Stocks rallied today after a better-than-expected jobs report, with 177,000 new positions added despite ongoing tariff uncertainty. Treasury yields are climbing, and the Fed is likely to stay patient—so what does it all mean for markets? TradeGateHub coach Dale Pinkert joins Maggie Lake to break down today’s moves in SPX, gold, silver, and bond markets. With Apple sliding despite strong earnings,...

US GDP growth slowed sharply in Q1, marking the biggest drop since early 2022—and markets are feeling it. Stocks are under pressure ahead of key earnings from Microsoft and Meta after close today, while President Trump marks his 100th day back in office. Thomas Thornton, founder of Hedge Fund Telemetry, joins Maggie Lake to break down what the GDP miss means for markets, how investors should be th...

We’ve got something a little bit different for you this week on Talking Markets. It’s a special interview with Rudy Havenstein, market commentator and author of the Havenstein Moment Substack, who challenges conventional wisdom on macro, markets, and society at large. Up for discussion: why the US is still relatively strong, inflation’s true impact, the financialization of life, Rudy’s no-holds-ba...

Kicking off the week on Talking Markets, we've got MarketGauge.com Chief Strategist Mish Schneider joining Maggie Lake. They discuss the outlook for the consumer sector, key levels for the Russell 2000, transportation's struggles, and why $95,000 is now a critical level for Bitcoin. Also up for discussion: the dollar, commodities, and an update on Mish's vanity trade. For more on Mish&...

Now that crypto-friendly Paul Atkins has been sworn in as SEC chair, will we see the US become a "crypto superpower"? Joining Maggie Lake today on Talking Markets to give his take is Jeff Dorman, CIO of Arca. Also up for discussion: why there are still a lot of misconceptions around crypto, where innovation and change in the space is ACTUALLY coming from, and how it all fits in to the ma...

Today on Talking Markets, Fundrise CEO and co-founder Ben Miller joins Maggie Lake to break down the state of US real estate — and the growing pressure on the Fed. As the President publicly demands rate cuts, Ben discusses the real estate landscape, how Fundrise is positioning through this historic uncertainty, the impact of tariffs, and more. Find out more about Fundrise here: https://fundrise.co...

The NASDAQ "was a balloon looking for a pin," the US is a "heroin addict" withdrawing from cheap money, and tariffs will NOT create "the next Great Depression." Those are the thoughts of Erik Renander, former hedge fund PM and author of the YWR Substack, who joins Maggie Lake on Talking Markets today. He shares why he thinks now is the time to be focusing on opportunities not problems, and where e...

If the back and forth over the so-called tech exemption over the weekend showed us anything, it was that we are still dealing with a lot of uncertainty. Joining Maggie Lake today on Talking Markets to discuss is Jesse Felder, founder and editor of The Felder Report. Up for discussion: whether "BTFD" is over, the future for the "Fed put," and why you need to watch what insiders...

Well, we made it through the week. On Talking Markets today, Maggie is joined by Jared Dillian, editor of The Daily Dirtnap and founder of Jared Dillian Money. They chat about the lower-then-expected CPI number and what it means for the dollar, whether there's more upside in gold, why Jared thinks the bond market is still "a mess," and what he sees next for the S&P. Side note: If...

It was one for the history books. The trading day started with fears of a treasury market event, only to see that give way to a massive stock market rally, fueled by President Trump announcing a pause in tariffs for many countries. What happens next? Is the bottom in for stocks? Are treasuries on more solid footing? Veteran trader and editor of the Navigator Newsletter Tony Greer breaks down the d...

"Too late to sell, too early to buy." US markets endured wild swings again today. Who better to join Maggie Lake to dig into what the charts are saying than TradeGateHub Dale Pinkert? Dale will be sharing his thoughts on the market, and updating us on TLT, metals, and his Apple-to-$150 thesis. He'll also share some tips on how to survive in turbulent markets. Join TradeGateHub for fr...

Talk about a wild day. US markets were whipsawed by rumors out of DC. The Dow moved 2500 points intraday with stock volume at an 18 year high. Joining Maggie Lake to make sense of it all is Andy Constan, CEO & CIO of Damped Spring Advisors, who'll be discussing the risks, opportunities (there are some) and why "macro is great again." For more on Andy's background check out: h...

On this tariff episode, which we taped live while President Trump as annoucing the news, we had both Peter Boockvar, Chief Investment Officer at Bleakley Financial Group and author of The Boock Report and Dave Floyd, Founder of Aspen Trading, break down the ramifications of the "Liberation Day" announcement. You may remember, Peter was sounding the alarm on tariffs back in December, when...

It's been a rough day to end a rough quarter for markets - the worst since 2022, in fact. Ahead of Wednesday's tariff deadline, Spectra Markets President Brent Donnelly joins Maggie Lake to discuss why he's not so optimistic that "Liberation Day" will bring the certainty stocks crave. Also up for discussion: why soft data matters again, why tariffs are not bullish USD, the do...

We're wrapping up the week on Talking Markets with Tavi Costa, macro strategist at Crescat Capital. Tavi will be chatting with Maggie about the roll-over he's starting to see in junk bonds (and why it matters), and why he thinks "a blow out in credit spreads remains one of the most underappreciated risks in the market today." Also up for discussion: Tavi's outlook on metals,...