The David Lin Report, Released on 8/3/24 (Recorded on 8/1/24)
Jim Bianco, President of Bianco Research, discusses the health of the labor market, what’s really driving the unemployment rate up to a 3-year high of 4.3%, the Fed’s next moves, the outlook for stocks and bond yields, and Bitcoin.
0:00 – Intro
0:50 – Fed cut by September
3:00 – Labor market
14:30 – Fed’s mistake
19:15 – Stock market rotation
25:56 – AI bubble
30:40 – Bond yields outlook
36:55 – Bullish stock sectors
38:15 – Bitcoin strategic reserve
Jim Bianco is President and Macro Strategist at Bianco Research, L.L.C. Since 1990 Jim’s commentaries have offered a unique perspective on the global economy and financial markets. Unencumbered by the biases of traditional Wall Street research, Jim has built a decades long reputation for objective, incisive commentary that challenges consensus thinking. In nearly 20 years at Bianco Research, Jim’s wide ranging commentaries have addressed monetary policy, the intersection of markets and politics, the role of government in the economy, fund flows and positioning in financial markets. Prior to joining Arbor and Bianco Research, Jim was a Market Strategist in equity and fixed income research at UBS Securities and Equity Technical Analyst at First Boston and Shearson Lehman Brothers. He is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT) and a member of the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Jim has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Marquette University (1984) and an MBA from Fordham University (1989).