The David Lin Report, Released on 5/13/25

David Rosenberg, Founder and President of Rosenberg Research & Associates, discusses the impending recession he forecasts for the second half of 2025 despite the recent US-China tariff reprieve. He recommends defensive investment strategies, including treasuries, gold, and low-beta equities.

0:00 – Intro
1:15 – Inflation numbers
3:11 – Labor market
5:45 – Leading indicators
13:33 – US-China Trade Reprieve
18:39 – Recession
23:29 – Economic forecasting
31:00 – Treasuries
38:20 – Defensive investment strategy

David Rosenberg is the chief economist & strategist of Rosenberg Research & Associates, an economic consulting firm he established in January 2020. He received both a Bachelor of Arts and Masters of Arts degree in economics from the University of Toronto. Prior to starting his firm, he was Gluskin Sheff’s chief economist & strategist. Mr. Rosenberg was also chief North American economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in New York and prior thereto, he was a senior economist at BMO Nesbitt Burns and Bank of Nova Scotia. Mr. Rosenberg previously ranked first in economics in the Brendan Wood International Survey for Canada for seven straight years, was on the US Institutional Investor All American All Star Team for four years, and was ranked second overall in the 2008 survey.

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