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Axel Merk


What Is Holding Miners Back?
CIO Axel Merk with Portfolio Managers Peter Maletis & Jamie Holman
Replay now available
Webinar held May 20, 2025
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Unpopular opinion: credit conditions are too loose.
Chris Waller argues the reason the economy doesn't show more weakness is because both supply and demand of labor have declined simultaneously.
In speaking with @tomkeene, Chris Waller showed why he is more of the same if he were to become Fed Chair,
* giving forward guidance
* downplaying monetary policy lag
That is
-> continued flawed communication strategy
-> no overhaul of policy making framework x.com/AxelMerk/statu…
What do fracking & data centers have in common?
They are private initiatives. Part of what made fracking a success is that property owners own the mineral rights on their property.
A family engaged in fracking now builds a data center on its ranch.
wsj.com/tech/ai/west-t…
The @WSJopinion laments that Macron caves in on pension reform. The real blame, though, must go to the ECB, as they enable irresponsible fiscal policy by providing a backstop preventing market discipline.
wsj.com/opinion/france…

Inflation feels good at first...
Debasement feels good at first...
--> That's why, @TheStalwart, the "debasement trade" doesn't feel like what we imagine one should look like.
Could it be we've only seen the beginning?
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