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Inflation Is Cooling, So What Is the Fed Seeing? | Macro Mondays: August 17, 2026
17/08/2026 | 30 mins.Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back for another episode of Macro Mondays, boiling down the latest topics, from why the Fed may still be overreading inflation risks to why Donald Trump ordered a pullback on military exercises in South Korea. Plus, Andreas lays out his favorite trades for the current macro regime.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Goldilocks Is Back? Why Growth and Inflation Are Finally Aligning
05:02 - US Consumer Strength vs Record-Low Sentiment: What’s Really Going On
10:41 - Why the Fed Could Be Wrong-Footed by Falling Inflation
13:07 - Four Reasons US Inflation Is Cooling Faster Than Expected
18:45 - Could Goldilocks Change the Midterm Election Outlook?
19:36 - Trump, South Korea, and the Growing Risk to Asia’s AI Supply Chain
22:08 - High-Bandwidth Memory, China, and the US Export-Control Problem
24:31 - Micron, Memory Stocks, and Why the AI Trade May Still Be Early
26:34 - The Best Macro Trade Now: Own Inflation Where the Fed Can’t See It
29:31 - Why a Weaker Dollar Could Unlock the Next Leg of the Rally
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Disclaimer: https://media.realvision.com/wp/20231004185303/Disclaimer-1.pdf- Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back to unpack a seemingly contradictory macro setup, with the economy running hot despite slowing jobs growth and fading inflation. They break down Andreas’ latest convictions on where we are in the business cycle, and whether Kevin Warsh and the Fed are misreading the setup.
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Timestamps:
00:23 - CPI Preview: Is Inflation Falling Faster Than Expected?
01:11 - Why Tariff Refunds Could Keep US Inflation Low
05:28 - Oil, Hormuz, and Why the Energy Shock Looks Over
09:21 - Fed Rate Hikes: Is Kevin Warsh Misreading the Inflation Setup?
12:22 - Jobs, Growth, and the World Cup Hangover
14:33 - Is the US Business Cycle Approaching a Peak?
18:17 - South Korea Semiconductor Exports: The AI Signal to Watch
20:19 - Why Slower AI Growth Could Still Be Bullish for Chip Stocks
22:33 - Hyperscaler CapEx: When Does the AI Spending Boom Actually Slow?
#macromondays #macro #markets #investing #realvision #mikkelrosenvold #andreassteno #stenoresearch #federalreserve #kevinwarsh #businesscycle #interestrates #markets #finance
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Disclaimer: https://media.realvision.com/wp/20231004185303/Disclaimer-1.pdf - Andreas Steno Larsen and Mikkel Rosenvold are back to break down a dramatic start to the week, beginning with the rare coordinated U.S.-Japan intervention to support the yen and what the market reaction says about currencies, rates, and the future of the carry trade. They Unpack Donald Trump’s decision to postpone planned strikes on Iran in favor of renewed talks, and examine the implosion of Leopold Aschenbrenner’s highly leveraged AI hedge fund and what this means for the AI trade.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Monarch
01:23 - US Intervention to Support the Yen: What Markets Need to Know
04:45 - Why the US Stepped Into the Japanese Yen Market
06:03 - Iran Talks Resume as Trump Calls Off Planned Strikes
07:32 - The Sinus-Wave War: Why Markets Are Panicking Less
08:49 - Oil Flows, Strait of Hormuz, and the Risk Premium Fading
11:16 - What Trump Really Needs From a New Iran Deal
14:07 - Inflation Is Falling Faster Than the Fed Realizes
18:40 - Strong PMI, Higher Real Rates, and the Momentum Selloff
19:48 - Microsoft vs Alphabet: The AI CapEx Accounting Divide
22:21 - Why Memory Chips Could Be More Valuable Than GPUs
24:56 - Inside Leopold Aschenbrenner’s Hedge-Fund Implosion
26:08 - Global Macro Opportunities and Why the Dollar Could Weaken
#macromondays #macro #markets #investing #realvision #mikkelrosenvold #andreassteno
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Disclaimer: https://media.realvision.com/wp/20231004185303/Disclaimer-1.pdf - Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back with the latest Macro Mondays to discuss the latest escalation in the Middle East and what the impact might be; a slowdown in Korean chip exports and what it tells us about the health of the AI trade; and a worrying new trend in the U.S.-China rivalry.
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Timestamps:
00:22 - Strait of Hormuz Crisis Returns: Should Markets Worry?
02:24 - Trump Wants the US to Control the Strait of Hormuz
03:53 - Oil Flows, Dark Tankers, and the Real Supply Risk
06:12 - How Long Can the US and China Cover the Oil Shortfall?
08:29 - Jet Fuel, Diesel, and the Inflation Risk Markets Are Missing
10:22 - CPI Preview: Could Inflation Surprise Sharply Lower?
15:23 - Memory Stocks, Semiconductor Demand, and the AI CapEx Boom
19:18 - South Korea Exports: Has the Memory Trade Finally Peaked?
22:58 - ASML Earnings and the Next Test for AI Stocks
24:42 - US-China Decoupling, Critical Metals, and the Dollar Trade
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Disclaimer: https://media.realvision.com/wp/20231004185303/Disclaimer-1.pdf - Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back to examine the latest market topics, from how Kimi AI's breakthrough is reshaping the AI investment narrative to how escalations between the U.S. and Iran are reshaping energy markets. And what of Donald Trump's renewed accusations against China? Andreas and Mikkel get into it all.
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Timestamps:
01:30 - Kimi AI Shock: Has China Taken the Lead?
02:28 - Kimi K3 vs ChatGPT and Claude: What the Benchmarks Really Show
05:30 - Why China’s AI Catch-Up Could Boost Hardware Demand
08:22 - Software vs Semiconductors: Who Actually Loses From Cheaper AI?
14:39 - Momentum Crash: What Triggered the Sell-Off in AI Stocks?
16:43 - Iran War Escalates as the IRGC Rebuilds Its War Chest
21:24 - How Long Can the US Withstand the Oil Supply Disruption?
23:45 - Why Oil Is Unlikely to Break Above $100 Again
28:06 - Semiconductors, AI Infrastructure, and the Next Portfolio Opportunities
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