VersaillesinNY Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 A fascinating interview. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2015-03-24/soros-says-greece-now-lose-lose-game-after-missteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty Posted March 24, 2015 Share Posted March 24, 2015 Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaillesinNY Posted January 22, 2016 Author Share Posted January 22, 2016 George Soros Talks EU, China, Fed and Donald Trump - 49 min interview http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-01-21/george-soros-talks-eu-china-fed-and-donald-trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 He's very impressive. God of global macro. And his views on international policies reflects the decency of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLValue Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 thanks for posting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 George Soros Talks EU, China, Fed and Donald Trump - 49 min interview http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-01-21/george-soros-talks-eu-china-fed-and-donald-trump Thank you very much for posting! :) Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewbieD Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Best interview with Soros I saw so far. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The one big idea is deflation. --Mr. Soros Mr. Watsa has been saying this all along, hasn't he? ;) Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frommi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looks like deflation is now a mainstreet thesis. I really doubt that the majority will be right on macro calls, so maybe its time to switch. When you look at inflation ex energy it doesn`t look that bad, so when oil prices normalize its possible that inflation picks up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HJ Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 The one big idea is deflation. --Mr. Soros Mr. Watsa has been saying this all along, hasn't he? ;) Cheers, Gio But is the gigantic CPI put the right way to execute this thesis? So far not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looks like deflation is now a mainstreet thesis. I really doubt that the majority will be right on macro calls, so maybe its time to switch. When you look at inflation ex energy it doesn`t look that bad, so when oil prices normalize its possible that inflation picks up again. Surely it could. But will it be a permanent pick up, or just a fluctuation around a downtrend? “The one big idea” Watsa has been talking for a while is that we will have a secular downtrend in inflation until this global deleveraging is over. We will see. Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giofranchi Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 But is the gigantic CPI put the right way to execute this thesis? I don't know... The upside potential, if compared to the downside risk, doesn't look bad to me... But maybe there are even better ways. I just don't know them. Cheers, Gio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCitiesCapital Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Looks like deflation is now a mainstreet thesis. I really doubt that the majority will be right on macro calls, so maybe its time to switch. When you look at inflation ex energy it doesn`t look that bad, so when oil prices normalize its possible that inflation picks up again. Surely it could. But will it be a permanent pick up, or just a fluctuation around a downtrend? “The one big idea” Watsa has been talking for a while is that we will have a secular downtrend in inflation until this global deleveraging is over. We will see. Cheers, Gio And he's been absolutely right, year in and year out. We've seen an absolute collapse in inflation in the developed world - even in Japan where their currency has halved cannot seem to generate any inflation. He's been "wrong" about deflation so far in that appears he was a few years early, but he's been right on the money about a declining global trend in inflation. It's just unfortunate that the trade was structured as inflation swaps instead of inflation floors. He might have made some serious money already had been the other way and he would've been able to build into deflation swaps at a lower rate. I guess hindsight is always 20/20, but it does seem strange that he'd structure the entire bet around negative inflation and not bet anything on declining inflation until much later. Looks like deflation is now a mainstreet thesis. I really doubt that the majority will be right on macro calls, so maybe its time to switch. When you look at inflation ex energy it doesn`t look that bad, so when oil prices normalize its possible that inflation picks up again. Hardly - breakevens are still pricing in positive inflation of over a percent a year for the next 10 years. That's hardly a "mainstreet" view for deflation. When breakevens get close to zero, or negative, then I'll be inclined to believe that deflation has become a mainstream thesis. Equities are still near their peak and bonds are well off their lows - it's hard to say that deflation is priced in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaillesinNY Posted April 22, 2016 Author Share Posted April 22, 2016 The End of China's Economic Miracle? (Complete) NEW YORK, April 20, 2016 — Jamil Anderlini, Lucy Hornby, and Richard McGregor of the Financial Times, Orville Schell, and George Soros discussed how rising wages, labor shortages, and lesser returns on investment have contributed to China's economic slowdown. The panel discussion and Q&A session were accompanied by the presentation of a short documentary produced by the Financial Times: The End of China's Economic Miracle. (1 hr., 9 min.) http://asiasociety.org/video/end-chinas-economic-miracle-complete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meiroy Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 He doesn't add anything new on what he has been saying for quite awhile now; it's sad to see him grow old like that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Osborn Posted April 22, 2016 Share Posted April 22, 2016 The one big idea is deflation. --Mr. Soros Mr. Watsa has been saying this all along, hasn't he? ;) Cheers, Gio I haven't studied all of Watsa's macro bets, but the 2 I know of don't really knock my socks off. (1) SDOC investment. Need I say more ;) (2) deflationary hedge. I've been arguing with everyone about this recently. Is the Fed really likely to sell off its mortgage-backed (etc) bond portfolio anytime soon, if ever? Unlikely. Is it likely to get most of that principal paid off? Unlikely. So we have monetization of private-sector debt which is likely to be followed by public-sector monetization if we make Dalio's MP3. Both policies are inflationary, but it takes time for that inflation filter down the food chain to measures that appear in CPI. Central banks are too smart nowadays not to take advantage of inflation IMO. The power to inflate is the power to tax, and there aren't many sovereigns right now that don't need more tax revenue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaillesinNY Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 George Soros on Trump, Social Media and Cryptocurrencies - Davos 01/26/2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-01-26/george-soros-on-trump-social-media-and-cryptocurrencies-video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaillesinNY Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 George Soros on Trump, Social Media and Cryptocurrencies - Davos 01/26/2018 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2018-01-26/george-soros-on-trump-social-media-and-cryptocurrencies-video For those interested, here is the transcript: https://www.georgesoros.com/2018/01/25/remarks-delivered-at-the-world-economic-forum/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VersaillesinNY Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy. Now He Fears He Is Losing. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/17/magazine/george-soros-democrat-open-society.html For me, money represents freedom and not power” George Soros Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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