Macro Voices, Released on 3/20/20

MacroVoices Erik Townsend and Patrick Ceresna welcome Jim Bianco to the show to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and markets, the systemic risks to markets and impact on dealers & more. Then Kevin Muir joins in the postgame to talk about the imploding risk parity

• Update on the COVID-19
• The impact of the virus on the economy and markets
• Systemic risks to markets and impact on dealers
• Has the FED put has expired?
• Should the markets be shutdown, and what is the alternative?
• Breaking of the stock vs. bond correlation
• Credit risks and the future impact on high yields

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).

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