The Rug Pull on Global Liquidity | Brent Johnson on Unwind of the Yen Carry Trade, and the Exaggerated Rumors of the Dollar’s Demise

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This interview was recorded on Friday, August 2, during Friday's sell-off but before the vicious sell-off on Monday. he did talk about the potential for an unwind of the yen carry trade before the crash in Japanese equities and the yen carry trade was widely blamed for Monday's steep decline. But Brent doesn't really care about being "right" he is an investor first and foremost. On that point, I think people perceive that a majority of his portfolio is based on the surging of the U.S. dollar but as he says it's a very small percentage and he recommends using this "cheap hedge" (for example buying calls on USDHKD) as a way to comfortably go long risk assets. He is also (and has been) a bull on gold and he remains *not* a bull on Treasurys (which he thinks some incorrectly think he is).

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:34) Brent's Market Views

(06:56) Brent's Dollar View

(13:44) VanEck Ad

(14:26) Interview Continues

(17:57) Potential For A "Fiscal Doom Loop"

(19:41) People Have Been Calling For The End Of The Dollar For Longer Than Most People Have Been Alive, And It Hasn't Happened. Brent Is Betting That Those People Will Continue To Be Wrong For At Least A Little While Longer

(20:20) People Have Been Calling For The End Of The Dollar For Longer Than Most People Have Been Alive, And It Hasn't Happened. Brent Is Betting That Those People Will Continue To Be Wrong For At Least A Little While Longer

(26:07) Hedging For The Dollar Milkshake In A Responsible, Risk-Defined Way

(36:46) Permissionless Ad

(37:53) Connection Between Dollar and U.S. Stock Market

(43:19) Potential For A Global Dollar Squeeze

(48:37) Why The Rest of The World Suffers From A Stronger Dollar

(01:02:00) Would Trump And Vance Ticket Succeed In Weakening The U.S. Dollar To Promote Exports?

(01:04:51) Michael Pettis' Frameworks That U.S. Fiscal Deficit Is Large Because U.S. Trade Deficit Is Large

(01:13:03) Does Weaponization of The U.S. Dollar Force De-Dollarization?

(01:16:17) Brent's Views On Economy And Stock Market: He Doesn't Think U.S. Is Headed For A Recession

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