The Two Biggest Macro Forces Driving Markets Over The Next Decade w/ Michael Nicoletos

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of global geopolitics and artificial intelligence on macroeconomic trends and market dynamics over the next decade.

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People in this episode

Host: Milk Road

Guest: Michael Nicoletos

Topics covered

• macro forces
• geopolitics
• artificial intelligence
• supply-side inflation
• energy dominance
• central banks
• economic policy

Keywords

• macro forces
• geopolitics
• artificial intelligence
• supply-side inflation
• central banks
• energy dominance
• interest rates
• economic policy

Sponsors

Nexo, Cape, Kalshi

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Defy Advisors

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