The video, which is 7 months old, has been wrong in its central thesis so far that Russia needs Europe more than Russia. The fact is that Russian oil production is more or less at the pre-invasion level. Medium term impact only time will tell. Will Russia builds gas pipeline to China faster than Europe ramps up renewable. US exporting more gas to Europe has so far meant Americans are paying a higher gas price
To me, the spending levels on defense pose an interesting question. The US has sent $110 billion to Ukraine. What has the West gotten from this? The origin story of the American superpower (at least in 20th century history books) is the enormous production in World War II, and America as the arsenal of democracy. In the 1940s, the US produced tanks, planes, ships at a rate that other countries couldn't imagine. Yet, nine months into the Ukraine war, that is not at all what we are seeing. Independent media talks about how US weapons aren't working well on the ground. The West can't supply enough anti air craft to replace the depleting stock of Soviet S-300 systems that Ukraine…
The US has spent $70 billion on Ukraine not $800 bln and has not given them our most advanced weapons.A dollar spent in Russia is not the same as a dollar spent in the US because of the corruption there. Putin and the General pocket most of the money and buy inferior equipment.
Hi David, when you've referred to your market regimes framework you've mentioned the next phase should be a growth weakness regime during US long rates decline. Do you think Chinese reopening will trump, or just temper, this dynamic?
David, You ask a hard question. If you put a gun next to my head, I think the China opening trade is a January story that will trump the US growth slowdown trade while people are piling in. February is a different story.
Labor force participation and healthcare cost driver view from the medical small business trenches. A few observations to indicate how tight the labor market will be and macro economic healthcare impacts. Wealthier workers have less rather than more accountability. The more you pay some of these people the less likely they will be accountable for putting in a days worth of honest hard work on a consistent basis. Many already had a poor work ethic but the grind and the struggle forced them to comply. With the lavish covid support followed by strong employees personal balance sheets, and rising income, these employees demand more money and risk running companies into bankruptcy due to higher labor input and decreased worker prod…
Sam, This is really fascinating. Is this because of a shortage of medical staff or because the medical staff feel that they are owed more money given the sacrifice they made during COVID? Healthcare is such a big component of core PCE that if you are right rates are heading much higher! David
Given the lack of weakness in the labor market to this point, and the retreat in oil prices along with China only beginning to re-open, is it fair to assume that any economic downturn cannot gather traction for at least another quarter or two? In other words, we shouldn't expect equities to bottom more probably until the second half rather than first half of 2023?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo6w5R6Uo8Y&feature=youtu.be Russia's Catastrophic Oil & Gas Problem
To me, the spending levels on defense pose an interesting question. The US has sent $110 billion to Ukraine. What has the West gotten from this? The origin story of the American superpower (at least in 20th century history books) is the enormous production in World War II, and America as the arsenal of democracy. In the 1940s, the US produced tanks, planes, ships at a rate that other countries couldn't imagine. Yet, nine months into the Ukraine war, that is not at all what we are seeing. Independent media talks about how US weapons aren't working well on the ground. The West can't supply enough anti air craft to replace the depleting stock of Soviet S-300 systems that Ukraine…
Hi David, when you've referred to your market regimes framework you've mentioned the next phase should be a growth weakness regime during US long rates decline. Do you think Chinese reopening will trump, or just temper, this dynamic?
Labor force participation and healthcare cost driver view from the medical small business trenches. A few observations to indicate how tight the labor market will be and macro economic healthcare impacts. Wealthier workers have less rather than more accountability. The more you pay some of these people the less likely they will be accountable for putting in a days worth of honest hard work on a consistent basis. Many already had a poor work ethic but the grind and the struggle forced them to comply. With the lavish covid support followed by strong employees personal balance sheets, and rising income, these employees demand more money and risk running companies into bankruptcy due to higher labor input and decreased worker prod…
Given the lack of weakness in the labor market to this point, and the retreat in oil prices along with China only beginning to re-open, is it fair to assume that any economic downturn cannot gather traction for at least another quarter or two? In other words, we shouldn't expect equities to bottom more probably until the second half rather than first half of 2023?