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Hugh Hendry's Take on the FED Dilemma: Setting the Stage for a Swift Global Recession

Interview recorded - 1st of August, 2023 On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of speaking with Hugh Hendry - Former Hedge Fund manager of Eclectica Asset Management, also known as the Acid Capitalist. During our conversation we spoke about why Hugh is fearful, similarities between today and 2008, understanding the actions of central banks and an explanation of Hugh's portfolio. I hope you enjoy. 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - What is Hugh seeing and is he fearful? 4:55 - Are there similarities between today and 2008? 10:09 - Fiscal stimulus has picked up private demand slack? 12:14 - We are in the waiting room 17:50 - Understand what your position means 19:20 - Are central banks acting faster as seen with UK Pension Crisis and SVB collapse? 26:39 - Inflation wouldn’t have changed with faster interest rate increases 31:38 - Hugh’s portfolio 42:55 - One message to takeaway from our conversation? Hugh Hendry is an award winning hedge fund manager, ma

Yellen suggests US bank failures in current situation are distinct from 2008 crisis

Stocks on Wall Street have climbed after the rescue of Credit Suisse calmed nerves about a larger banking crisis. The United States treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, says the local financial sector is stabilising after it was put to the test by the collapse of two banks this month. But the world's largest economy is still facing some strong headwinds. Al Jazeera's Gabriel Elizondo reports from New York, the United States. - Subscribe to our channel: - Follow us on Twitter: - Find us on Facebook: - Check our website: @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #UnitedStates #economy #bankingcrisis... ( read more ) LEARN MORE ABOUT: Bank Failures REVEALED: Best Investment During Inflation HOW TO INVEST IN GOLD: Gold IRA Investing HOW TO INVEST IN SILVER: Silver IRA Investing Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen recently addressed concerns over the state of the US banking system, stating that the failures currently being expe