The Inaugural Speech did not impose Tariffs in a slam dunk. This will give the US$ pause. Not for long as Tariffs are too central to Trump's economic ideas and prejudices not to be trotted out before long Read More

David Roche- Quantum Strategy- The Micro Podcast about Macro Matters: * The extremes of the 100 Trump policies: the Plus: Mini nuclear power stations at the level of individual or groups of data centres. And the Minus: Tariffs as promised ultimately cause the Fed to revers... Read More

David Roche- Quantum Strategy- The Mini Podcast on Macro Matters: US jobs blow out- what it tells us about the Fed going forward. China exports - tell us shipping ahead of Tariffs will create a growth vacuum later. US sanctions on Russian energy - why and how th... Read More

The Micro-Podcast on Macro Matters What data matters this week: EU PMI's; Caixin PMI's; The US Fed Minutes; and Friday's US Jobs Report. The Three Macro-economic and Four Geopolitical Causes of the Coming Bear Market. Read More

Quantum Strategy - David Roche - The Micro Podcast on Macro! Sign on for Free Research Trial: https://www.QuantumStrategy.org Coming up his week: - The pulling forward of demand in China that will create gaps in demand later: Exports, Consumer Durables, Autos and... Read More

Quantum Strategy - David Roche: The Micro Podcast on Macro Matters. The 5 things that could go wrong or right next year. The data for this week Read More

The BoJ chose to do nothing, On the one hand it is afraid to raise rates and then being surprised in a few months when tariffs create deflationary pressure so it has to reduce rates again. On the other hand, if it doesn't raise rates the yen weakens and imported inflation may s... Read More

China_ The Renminbi will fall to 8.50 to the US$ in a year as excess domestic liquidity from failed stimulus heads for the door and devaluation is used to limit damage from tariffs. Read More

CNBC Market Alert;: US Tariffs:: Why Exceptionalism will Fail. Read More

Quantum Strategy - The Micro Podcast on Macro Matters: What's happened but matters still: China data; Germany - what the Bundesbank believes; Korea - the constitutional crisis; & France - why a decent PM makes no difference - no reform before the populists take over. And to ... Read More