Strategic Research

LOCKED MI2 Weekly Lens | 10/13 – 10/17

The Weekly Lens aims to give you a concise sense of MI2 internal discussion over the past week.  It reflects what we have been reading and discussing, and how those discussions are influencing our view of the macro environment. The aim is to give you some idea of how our thinking is evolving.

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LOCKED MI2 Chart Point: Silver Tell

I started my career trading silver in the mid-80s. Therefore, it is hardly surprising that the metal has long been one of MI2’s favourite speculative assets, and as a result, there is no question that we are enjoying the current run.

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LOCKED MI2 Weekly Lens | 10/6 – 10/10

The Weekly Lens aims to give you a concise sense of MI2 internal discussion over the past week.  It reflects what we have been reading and discussing, and how those discussions are influencing our view of the macro environment. The aim is to give you some idea of how our thinking is evolving.

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LOCKED MI2 Chart Point: Watching HYG

In the past, we have referred to J.K. Galbraith’s concept of a Bezzle, a temporary period, between the commission of financial fraud, aka creative accounting, misrepresentation, or outright theft, think Enron, Madoff, FTX, etc., and its ultimate discovery.

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LOCKED MI2 Weekly Lens | 9/26 – 10/3

The Weekly Lens aims to give you a concise sense of MI2 internal discussion over the past week.  It reflects what we have been reading and discussing, and how those discussions are influencing our view of the macro environment. The aim is to give you some idea of how our thinking is evolving.

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LOCKED MI2 Chart Point: Private Equity

In a world of structurally higher bond yields, we obviously aren’t the only ones who are a little suspicious of private equity firms’ drive to “democratise” employee-sponsored retirement funds or 401K access to their offerings.

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LOCKED MI2 Weekly Lens | 9/19 – 9/26

The Weekly Lens aims to give you a concise sense of MI2 internal discussion over the past week.  It reflects what we have been reading and discussing, and how those discussions are influencing our view of the macro environment. The aim is to give you some idea of how our thinking is evolving.

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LOCKED Part II: Questioning the Narrative – Policy

  • The Trump Administration is proof that true free market capitalism is dead
  • Government is playing an increasingly activist role to achieve its objectives
  • Markets continue to underestimate the policy steps they are willing to deploy 
  • This backdrop is not compatible with the market’s assumed Goldilocks soft-landing

 

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