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Jan 2024
19m 11s

Cool markets, hot takes

Financial Times & Pushkin Industries
About this episode

After a roaring December, the markets cooled a bit in the first days of 2024. Today on the show, hosts Ethan Wu and Robert Armstrong think big thoughts about long yields in treasuries, the historical correlation of equities and debt, and the Big Tech stocks as an asset class. Also, we go long Alibaba and short commercial real estate. 


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