Real Vision: Finance & Investing

Our Trading League is still open! To learn more and get your chance to win up to $100,000 in prizes, visit realvision.com/your-futureMikkel Rosenvold, head of geopolitics at Steno Research, is flying solo on this week's Macro Mondays to discuss the impacts of both the U.S. midterm elections and the Abu Dhabi and Shenzhen meetings, capping off with the reveal of a surprising signal, just emerging from Steno Research's nowcasting models.

Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to Macro Mondays
00:40 - Midterm Fallout: What the Democratic Sweep Means for Markets
02:59 - Why Republicans Lost the Midterms — and What Changes Next
08:06 - Trump vs Congress: Debt Ceiling, Shutdowns, and the Next Two Years
11:29 - Will Democrats Slow the AI Data Center Buildout?
14:03 - $70 Billion Wiped Out: Was Thursday’s AI Deleveraging the Bottom?
15:36 - Inflation Is Rolling Over Fast — Could the Fed Hiking Cycle End Early?
17:06 - Growth Is Reaccelerating: Are We Heading Back to a Gung-Ho Regime?
19:13 - Abu Dhabi Peace Talks: Russia, Ukraine, and the US Return to the Table
20:27 - Shenzhen Summit: Trump, Xi, Putin, and the New Global Power Game
22:19 - Ukraine Peace Deal: Borders, NATO, and the Security Guarantee Problem
25:02 - Could Peace in Ukraine Ease the Global Diesel Crisis?
25:56 - Ukraine, Iran, and the Setup for a Christmas Rally

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With the U.S. midterm elections just one day away, Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back to break down the forces shaping markets as November gets underway. They examine the battle for control of Congress and what the outcome could mean for markets, the disconnect between surging AI investment and selling pressure across technology stocks, and why liquidity could become the next major market catalyst.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome to Macro Monday's
01:25 - Three News Items: Anthropic Q3, ISM & Iran Oil Drop
02:26 - Iran Peace Deal: Trump’s Way Out
03:30 - Real Vision Trading League Launch
04:31 - October Market Panic: Liquidity & Hedge Fund Deleveraging
06:31 - Extreme Positioning & October PPI Turning Point
08:36 - Peace Deal Could Spark Rally Like April
09:12 - US Midterms: Michigan, Texas & Democratic Sweep
13:29 - Lame Duck Period: Appropriations & Debt Ceiling
15:19 - Anthropic: Fastest $1B to $75B Growth in History
16:42 - “No More AI CapEx” Credit Investor Consensus
18:09 - Tech Sector Priced Below 2022 Bottom
20:02 - Anthropic IPO: Why Steno Prefers OpenAI
21:19 - GPU Spot Prices Soaring Since October
22:06 - LLM Margins & Commoditization Debate
24:01 - This Week on Real Vision: Drill & Drinks with Raoul
26:10 - Positioning: Semiconductors Still Look Great
27:45 - Closing Thoughts
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Nico Brugge and Kris Bullock break down the latest crypto and macro setup as financial conditions begin to loosen after weeks of pressure from higher bond yields, a stronger dollar, and tightening credit spreads. Kris explains why he still believes Bitcoin is in the early stages of a new bull-market regime, where he sees major support around the $76K area, and what needs to happen for BTC to regain momentum above the recent breakout zone. They also dig into the assets showing the strongest relative strength, including Hyperliquid, NEAR, Uniswap, Zcash, PUMP, and privacy coins, while examining why Ethereum continues to struggle against Bitcoin and which crypto narratives still have real fundamental support.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Crypto Market Outlook: Are Financial Conditions Improving?
03:34 - AI Stocks, Credit Markets & the Return of Risk Appetite
05:48 - Bitcoin Price Analysis: Is the Bull Market Still Intact?
09:05 - Bitcoin Support Levels: Is $76K the Next Buying Opportunity?
11:03 - Bitcoin's Four-Year Cycle: Is the Pattern Breaking?
14:00 - Lighter (LIT) & PUMP: Which Altcoin Looks Stronger?
18:36 - Pump.fun Revenue: Is the Market Missing Something?
22:22 - Ethereum vs. Bitcoin: Why ETH Continues to Struggle
27:38 - Solana & Sui: Are Altcoins Ready for Another Rally?
30:18 - PONZ: Early Signs of a Bullish Reversal?
33:13 - Hyperliquid & Kraken: A Bullish Partnership for HYPE?
35:36 - NEAR Protocol: AI, Privacy & Token Valuation
39:15 - Uniswap (UNI): Can DeFi Momentum Continue?
41:03 - Circle, USDC & Galaxy Digital: Crypto Stocks to Watch
45:16 - Zcash vs. Monero: Why Privacy Coins Are Outperforming
51:11 - Wormhole, Venice AI & BAT: Altcoins Showing Potential
54:09 - Bittensor (TAO): What Will Trigger the Next Breakout?
56:55 - Bitcoin's Key Levels & What to Watch Next

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Andreas Steno and Mikkel Rosenvold are back to challenge one of the biggest narratives in markets: that the AI boom is simply another dot-com bubble waiting to burst. They break down why today's AI investment cycle may be fundamentally different from the late 1990s, and what that means for tech stocks and the broader market outlook.

They also unpack the latest political surprise involving Brazil's Lula and the implications for emerging markets, before turning to renewed EU–China trade tensions and what another escalation could mean for global trade, European industry, and investors.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - Anthropic IPO Filing: What It Reveals About the AI Buildout
02:41 - AI vs Dot-Com: Why the Comparison Still Doesn’t Hold
05:54 - Why Higher Rates Are Forcing AI to Prove ROI Now
08:15 - Big Tech Earnings: Can Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft Calm Credit Markets?
09:32 - GPU Rental Prices Are Rising — and That Changes the AI Bear Case
12:33 - Is Anthropic Running Out of Compute?
15:22 - Anthropic IPO: Could It Pull Capital Away From the Mag 7?
16:42 - Where to Position If the Fed Finally Acknowledges Tight Financial Conditions
18:33 - Has the Market Already Priced in the End of the AI Boom?
19:19 - Brazil Election Shock: Lula Wins and Markets Get Hit
22:08 - Israel Election: Why Policy Toward Iran May Not Change Much
23:50 - EU vs China: Europe Escalates the Trade War

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Ash Bennington sits down with Jonathan Gould, U.S. Comptroller of the Currency, to break down the OCC’s final rule implementing its portion of the GENIUS Act. Gould explains how the new federal framework will regulate payment stablecoin issuers, including reserve requirements, redemption liquidity, supervision, and the application process beginning January 18. They also discuss stablecoin rewards and yield, cross-border payments, U.S. dollar dominance, and why the administration sees digital assets as an opportunity to modernize the American financial system.

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Timestamps:
00:00 - The GENIUS Act Final Rule
01:09 - Stablecoin Applications Begin January 18
02:20 - How the New Framework Will Work
04:01 - Stablecoins and U.S. Competitiveness
05:32 - Reserve Requirements Explained
06:56 - Why Liquidity Matters
09:10 - Balancing Innovation and Regulation
10:41 - How Stablecoin Supervision Will Work
12:18 - Reporting and Oversight
14:37 - Yield vs. Rewards
17:56 - U.S. vs. Foreign Stablecoin Issuers
19:07 - Stablecoins and Dollar Dominance
20:49 - Why Washington Sees Crypto Differently
21:42 - What Comes Next
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