The David Lin Report, Released on 1/27/25
Keith McCullough, CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management, discusses the market crash that China’s DeepSeek triggered, his outlook for Fed monetary policy, the “Trump Trade”, and growth sectors to watch in 2025.
0:00 – DeepSeek and tech sell-off
7:37 – Fed monetary policy
11:00 – Bank of Japan
12:28 – Growth trade
17:07 – Trump Trade
19:00 – Yield steeper
20:30 – Currencies
22:00 – ‘Darkest hour’ for emerging markets
23:30 – Bitcoin and gold
Mr. Keith R. McCullough is the Founder and CEO of Hedgeye Risk Management LLC. He covers the strategy sector at the firm. Prior to founding the firm, Mr. McCullough was a Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Managing Director at the Carlyle-Bluewave Partners hedge fund. Prior to that, he was a Portfolio Manager at Magnetar Capital; a Founder, Managing Partner and Co-Portfolio Manager at Falconhenge Partners, LLC; and Partner, Executive Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Dawson Herman Capital Management. Mr. McCullough got his start as an Institutional Equity Sales Analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston. He is currently co-chair of the NYC Bipartisan Policy Center; he writes regularly for Fortune and Forbes and is the author of the popular book, Diary of a Hedge Fund Manager.