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Interview recorded - 23rd October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Michael Howell. Michael Howell is the founder of CrossBorder Capital, a former Salomon Brothers research director, and the author of Capital Wars. During our conversation we spoke about the current overview of the economy, FED actions, bursting of the bubble, liquidity cycle, higher yields and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:34- Overview of the economy and markets3:48 - FED actions8:09 - Short term fix15:59 - Bursting of the bubble18:11 - FED changes?19:08 - Liquidity cycle25:53 - Higher yields36:08 - China43:00 - China's economic growth44:40 - One message to takeawayMichael Howell is CEO of CrossBorder Capital, a London-based FCA registered, independent research and investment company that he founded in 1996. Previously he was Head of Research for Baring Securities and Research Director of Salomon Brothers Inc, the US investment bank. The liquidity methodology he pioneered monitors cross-border flows and Central Bank behaviour across some 80 countries world-wide. Liquidity flows are a central part of CrossBorder Capital's asset allocation advice, which is currently provided to major global investors, including institutional asset managers, government agencies, Central Banks and endowment funds. Michael has been in financial markets since 1981 and is a regular conference speaker and media commentator. He graduated from Bristol and London Universities with a finance doctorate, specialising in Fixed Income.Michael Howell -Website - https://crossbordercapital.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/crossbordercapLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-howell-357b1416/?originalSubdomain=ukWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 24th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Professor Richard Wolff. Richard Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and has been described as probably America's most prominent Marxist economist. He is the host of Economic Update and the author of Capitalism Hits the Fan. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation throughout the world, why Europe is ahead of the US, the US Empire Collapsing, whether the system can be reformed and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction3:42 - Overview of the economy19:36 - Centrists have failed24:31 - Moving to the extremes32:03 - Reforming the system38:08 - One message to takeaway?Richard D. Wolff is Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst where he taught economics from 1973 to 2008. He is currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City.Earlier he taught economics at Yale University (1967-1969) and at the City College of the City University of New York (1969-1973). In 1994, he was a Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Paris (France), I (Sorbonne). Wolff was also regular lecturer at the Brecht Forum in New York City.Prof Wolff is the co-founder of Democracy at Work and host of their nationally syndicated show Economic Update. Professor Richard Wolff:Democracy at work: https://www.democracyatwork.info/Website: https://www.rdwolff.com/X: https://x.com/profwolffYouTube: @RichardDWolff WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 21st of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming on Barry Strauss. Barry is an Author, Hoover Senior Fellow, Cornell professor emeritus, amateur rower, traveler to Mediterranean places.During our conversation we spoke about the current situation around the world, what we can learn from history and the Romans, why we must be able to adapt, risk of collapse of the West and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:54 - Learning from history4:20 - Revolution leadership5:19 - Comparing today to the past6:46 - Overview of world9:16 - Fourth turning11:23 - End state of democracy?14:48 - Push away from civics16:13 - History unstable19:30 - China's rise?23:55 - Collapse of the Western Empire?27:19 - Equity in society33:54 - Drone revolution35:51 - Geopolitical Shift40:33 - Changing balance of power43:48 - France conflict48:08 - Messages to takeaway?Bestselling author Barry Strauss is a classicist and a military and naval historian and consultant. He is a recognized authority on leadership and the lessons that can be learned from the experiences of the greatest political and military leaders of the ancient world, among them, Caesar, Hannibal, and Alexander.Strauss is the Corliss Page Dean Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University as well as the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies Emeritus at Cornell University, where he is the former Chair of the Department of History as well as Professor of History and Classics. He is Series Editor of Princeton’s Turning Points in Ancient History. He also served as Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School. He holds a Ph.D. from Yale and a B.A. from Cornell.Professor Strauss has spent years researching and studying the leaders of the ancient world and has written and spoken widely of their mistakes and successes. He is also a widely acclaimed military and naval historian whose analyses of the strategies and campaigns of some of history’s great commanders reveal the successful rules of engagement that were true on the battlefield and resonate in today’s boardrooms and executive suites.Strauss is a winner of the 2025 Bradley Prize, honoring his lifelong dedication to the study and teaching of Western civilization and classical and military history.In recognition of his scholarship, Strauss was elected to membership of the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. He received Italy's Lucio Colletti Journalism Prize for Literature in 2015. He was named an Honorary Citizen of Salamis, Greece in 2012. Professor Strauss is a well-known television personality with appearances on The History Channel, Netflix, CNN, PBS and The Discovery Channel. He is the host of the popular podcast, "ANTIQUITAS: Leaders and Legends of the Ancient World," which is accessible on most platforms.Professor Strauss is the author of ten books on ancient history which have been translated into twenty languages.His latest book, Jews vs. Rome: Two Centuries of Rebellion Against the World’s Mightiest Empire, will be published by Simon & Schuster in August 2025. In a starred review, Library Journal wrote, “Historian Strauss hits another home run with this thorough account of the tumultuous relations between Rome and its most contentious subjects, the Jews, in ancient times. . . . There is no better history of this important but little-known subject."Barry Strauss - Website - https://barrystrauss.com/X - https://x.com/barrystraussWTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 20th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Melody Wright. Melody Wright is a real estate, macro, and technology analyst who began her mortgage career at GMAC ResCap in 2006 and helped manage the historic ResCap bankruptcy. She publishes the M3 Melody Substack. During our conversation we spoke about the current situation in the markets, why we're seeing risks of a housing crash, increasing delinquencies and foreclosures, private credit and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:57 - Housing Market Update8:01 - New homes overview9:09 - Crash catalysts12:37 - Delinquencies to Foreclosures18:50 - Secular shift away from Housing?25:13 - Survey data problems30:33 - Private Credit31:50 - One message to takeaway?Melody Wright - X - https://x.com/m3_melodySubstack - https://m3melody.substack.com/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas

Interview recorded - 16th of October, 2026On this episode of the WTFinance podcast I had the pleasure of welcoming back Mario Innecco. Mario is a commentator who speaks about Markets, Monetary Policy, Precious Metals, Economics, and Geopolitics.Mario talks about the current situation in the economy, the narrative they're trying to sell, the collapse of the dollar and our current debt system, stagflation, geopolitical risk, western collapse, Bretton Woods 2.0 and more. I hope you enjoy!0:00 - Introduction1:52 - Overview of the economy4:22 - Narrative6:04 - Next stages of crisis11:12 - Geopolitical risk15:50 - Western collapse20:34 - Precious metals24:17 - China Treasuries26:35 - Other Stores of Value28:26 - Bretton Woods 2.0?30:42 - One message to takeaway?Mario has been running his YouTube channel maneco64 since November 2015.His background is in financial markets and economics. He worked for over twenty years in the City of London and specialised in the exchange-traded derivatives market.​Mario dealt for major financial institutions and corporate entities advising clients on the government bond market, interest rates, financial markets in general and the economy. ​He has also been an ardent student of the Austrian School of Economics.​Through his videos and also articles here on his blog he endeavours to inform the public about how the financial markets and our current fiat monetary system functions.Mario Innecco - YouTube - @maneco64 Twitter - https://twitter.com/maneco1964LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mario-innecco-a329416b/?originalSubdomain=ukWebsite - https://www.maneco64.net/WTFinance -Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wtfinancee/Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/67rpmjG92PNBW0doLyPvfniTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wtfinance/id1554934665?uo=4Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnthonyFatseas