146. Bonds with James 'Bond' Lavish

James Lavish CFA has decades of experience in institutional investing and risk management, and he joins us to give us his perspective on global bond markets, their recent developments and where he sees them going forward. He explains his bleak outlook for government bonds in the long run, and why continues inflation is a very likely outcome. He explains his view on why a debt spiral is likely and what it means for bond-holders and governments. James also gives us his perspective on the global foreign exchange market and where national currencies are headed.

References (all links available on saifedean.com/146-bonds-with-james-bond-lavish)

• Saifedean's thread on housing inflation, numbers from Zillow.com - https://twitter.com/saifedean/status/1571648029639294976?t=BppvcNeX7Ti60--zC849cQ&s=19 
• US national debt clock - https://www.usdebtclock.org/ 
• Economist Hyman Minsk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyman_Minsky 
• James's debt spiral thread - https://twitter.com/jameslavish/status/1562078782453792768 
•  James's FX thread - https://twitter.com/jameslavish/status/1580989721202683905?t=yGuWtdAXQs6ufqV0ZDRhfg&s=19 
• The Informationist Newsletter - http://jameslavish.substack.com
• Looking Glass Education Platform - lookingglasseducation.com
• James Lavish Twitter profile - https://twitter.com/jameslavish 
• Saifedean’s first book, The Bitcoin Standard.
• Saifedean’s second book, The Fiat Standard.

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