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Posted on June 28, 2023, 8:23 a.m.

What is Driving Commodities?


<p><strong>Bill Baruch joined the TD Ameritrade Network to give you his outlook on E-mini S&amp;P futures, and dive into this little known CME Group p...

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Posted on June 14, 2023, 4:26 p.m.

Will the Hawkish Pause Stop or Stoke Markets?


<p>The Federal Reserve did not hike rates today but gave markets little to celebrate, forecasting two more rate hikes before the end of the year. The ...

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Posted on March 26, 2023, 1:06 p.m.

Fed, Credit Markets & Sector Dynamics | Top Things to Watch


<h2><strong>Fed, Credit Markets &amp; Sector Dynamics</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Victorious warriors win first and then go to war, while defeated warri...

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Posted on Feb. 27, 2023, 2:04 p.m.

The Fed's Preferred Inflation Indicator & Energy Markets | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>The Fed&#39;s Preferred Inflation Indicator &amp; Energy Markets</strong></h2> <p>&quot;A great many people think they are thinking whe...

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Posted on Jan. 30, 2023, 5:53 p.m.

Goldilocks Economic Data | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Goldilocks Economic Data</strong></h2> <p>&quot;All know the way, few actually walk it.&quot; - Bodhidharma</p> <h3><u><strong>Chart...

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Posted on Jan. 16, 2023, 7:07 p.m.

A Renormalization on Wall Street | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>A Renormalization on Wall Street</strong></h2> <p>&quot;In the world of investing perception often swings from flawless to hopeless.&qu...

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Posted on Jan. 5, 2023, 7:41 p.m.

Connecting US Macro to Stocks In AI, Automation & Energy | Triple Play Podcast Episode 1


<p>Bill Baruch and Jannis Meindl kick off the year with the first episode of Blue Line Capital&#39;s new Triple Play Podcast. Each week, we will conne...

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Posted on Jan. 5, 2023, 3:45 a.m.

How To Manage Investment Risks In 2023 | Bill Baruch on Kitco News


<p>Bill Baruch joined Kitco News to discuss the latest FOMC Minutes and whether monetary policy may surprise on the dovish side in 2023. With companie...

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Posted on Dec. 18, 2022, 3:29 p.m.

Monetary Tightness Continues | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Monetary Tightness Continues</strong></h2> <p>&quot;All of humanity&#39;s problems stem from man&#39;s inability to sit quietly in a ro...

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Posted on Dec. 6, 2022, 6:36 a.m.

The Fundamental Drivers Of Economic Growth | Macro Corner Episode 26


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions and be sure to access this week&#39;s Macro Corner Chart Booklet here: <a href="https://216971...

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Posted on Dec. 5, 2022, 3:53 p.m.

Where Are The Risks Skewed Ahead Of Next Week's CPI & Fed Meeting? | Bill Baruch on CNBC's Halftime Show


<p>Bill Baruch joined the discussion on CNBC&#39;s Halftime Report as investors &amp; traders turn their attention to next week&#39;s CPI report and F...

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Posted on Dec. 4, 2022, 5:17 p.m.

The Prospects For Future Growth | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>The Prospects For Future Growth</strong></h2> <p>&quot;I directed our focus less to the prize of victory than to the process of improvi...

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Posted on Nov. 20, 2022, 5:40 p.m.

Is This A Titanic Economy? | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Is This A Titanic Economy?</strong></h2> <p>&quot;<em>I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conc...

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Posted on Nov. 10, 2022, 12:11 p.m.

Bill Baruch Joined CNBC To Discuss The Inflation Outlook Pre-CPI


<p>Bill Baruch joined CNBC in-studio on Wednesday to discuss the inflation landscape and this morning&#39;s CPI.</p>...

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Posted on Nov. 10, 2022, 6:52 a.m.

The Inflation, Housing And Geopolitical Outlook with Bill Baruch on Kitco News


<p>Bill Baruch joined David Lin on Kitco News to discuss the latest developments in markets, including inflation expectations, housing, and much more....

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Posted on Nov. 8, 2022, 5:37 a.m.

Regime Shift On Wall Street? | Macro Corner Episode 23


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions and be sure to access this week&#39;s Macro Corner Chart Booklet here: <a href="https://216971...

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Posted on Nov. 6, 2022, 8:24 p.m.

Regime Shift On Wall Street? | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Regime Shift On Wall Street?</strong></h2> <p>&quot;<em>My approach always was that I&#39;d rather risk embarrassment now than be embar...

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Posted on Nov. 1, 2022, 5:59 a.m.

A View From The Macro Mountain | Macro Corner Episode 22


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions and be sure to access this week&#39;s Macro Corner Chart Booklet here: <a href="https://216971...

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Posted on Oct. 23, 2022, 7:53 p.m.

The Dollar Wrecking Ball & Sovereign Bond Yields | Top Things to Watch this Week


<p>&quot;<em>I&#39;ve done a lot of thinking about fear. For me the crucial question is not how to climb without fear - that&#39;s impossible - but ho...

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Posted on Oct. 13, 2022, 5:31 p.m.

Food Price Inflation and The White House Fighting OPEC+ | Bill Baruch on Yahoo Finance


<p>Bill Baruch joined Yahoo Finance to talk about the latest CPI report this morning. After another hot print, the attention shifts to the continued t...

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Posted on Oct. 11, 2022, 5:47 a.m.

Oil Is Tying The Fed's Hands | Macro Corner Episode 19


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research. ...

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Posted on Oct. 4, 2022, 6:01 a.m.

Is Air Coming Out Of The Inflation Balloon? | Macro Corner Episode 18


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research. ...

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Posted on Sept. 28, 2022, 6:30 p.m.

The Fed Is Revealing The Markets' Liquidity Addiction | Macro Corner Episode 17


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research. ...

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Posted on Sept. 20, 2022, 4:57 a.m.

Is The Fed Tightening Too Far Too Fast? | Macro Corner Episode 16


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research. ...

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Posted on Sept. 18, 2022, 7:12 p.m.

Monetary Hostile To Fiscal And Vice Versa | Labor vs. Capital | Top Things to Watch


<p>&quot;Investment success doesn&#39;t come from buying good things,&nbsp;but&nbsp;rather from buying things well.&quot; &nbsp;- Howard Marks</p> ...

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Posted on Sept. 13, 2022, 6:02 a.m.

Soft Landing Or Not | Macro Corner Episode 15


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research.<...

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Posted on Sept. 6, 2022, 11:40 a.m.

What The Shift To Fiscal Dominance Means For Markets | Macro Corner Episode 14


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any questions -- we&#39;re more than happy to provide you with a 14-day FREE trial of our premium research.&...

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Posted on Sept. 4, 2022, 4:08 p.m.

Fiscal Dominance And The Fed's Amplification Of The Business Cycle | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Fiscal Dominance And The Fed&#39;s Amplification Of The Business Cycle</strong></h2> <p>&quot;If I have seen further it is by standing ...

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Posted on Sept. 2, 2022, 7:56 a.m.

Critical Levels To Watch In The E-mini S&P 500 | Chinese Yuan Discussion | Paul Wankmueller, CMT


<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT joined Ben Lichtenstein to talk about the latest action in the E-mini S&amp;P 500, a possible Yuan devaluati...

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Posted on Sept. 2, 2022, 6:44 a.m.

FX Market Commentary: Bill Baruch, 9/1/22


<p>Bill Baruch breaks down the action for the Australian Dollar amidst hawkish rhetoric from the Fed, poor economic data out of Australia as well as p...

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Posted on Aug. 30, 2022, 3:09 p.m.

Stocks Selling Off Ahead Of Labor Day Weekend | Bill Baruch Shares His Outlook


<p>Bill Baruch joins Oliver Renick to discuss today&#39;s sell-off in risk assets and how the path forward shapes up for the macro landscape.</p>...

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Posted on Aug. 30, 2022, 1:17 p.m.

How To Navigate Markets Post Jackson Hole | The Chinese Yuan's Impact On Risk Assets Globally | Bill Baruch on Traders Summit


<p>After Powell&#39;s hawkish Jackson Hole speech on Friday, risk assets took a nosedive along with precious metals. Bill Baruch joined Traders Summit...

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Posted on Aug. 29, 2022, 5:17 p.m.

Why Jackson Hole Wasn't A Fed Pivot | Macro Corner Episode 13


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutrues.com with any questions and be sure to access the chart booklet here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xdf25k...

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Posted on Aug. 28, 2022, 2:16 p.m.

The 2nd Fed Error | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>The 2nd Fed Error</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Don&#39;t be a hero. Don&#39;t have an ego. Always question yourself and your ability.&quot; &...

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Posted on Aug. 23, 2022, 10:15 a.m.

The Old Economy Is Putting A Lid On Economic Potential | Macro Corner Episode 12


<p>Email podcast@bluelinefutures.com with any follow-up questions to the podcast or anything else on the board!</p> <p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT and Ja...

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Posted on Aug. 21, 2022, 11:41 a.m.

The Structural Underpinnings of the U.S. Economy Compared to FOMC Projections | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>The Structural Underpinnings of the U.S. Economy Compared to&nbsp;FOMC Projections</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Bull markets are born on pess...

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Posted on Aug. 16, 2022, 3:56 p.m.

From Inflation To Disinflation | The Effects of Quantitative Tightening | Consumer Credit Ballooning | Macro Corner Episode 11


<p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT and Jannis Meindl discuss the latest on the inflation front, the effects of quantitative tightening, and the relationship bet...

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Posted on Aug. 14, 2022, 4:36 p.m.

Markets Move with Macro Expectations and Expectations Change | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Markets Move with Macro Expectations and Expectations Change</strong></h2> <p>&quot;At the stock exchange, 2x2 is never 4, but 5 minus ...

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Posted on Aug. 10, 2022, 11:38 a.m.

Big Risk-On Day On Lower Than Expected Inflation Data | Midday Market Minute with Bill Baruch


<p>Bill Baruch breaks down the risk landscape after a lower than expected CPI print this morning. With stocks rallying, the Dollar selling off and the...

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Posted on Aug. 9, 2022, 7:39 a.m.

Sticky Wage Inflation & Possible Regime Shift | Money Flows and Systematic Buying | Paul Wankmueller


<p>Director of Education Paul Wankmueller, CMT joined the TD Ameritrade Network to discuss the implications of sticky wage inflation and whether a reg...

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Posted on Aug. 8, 2022, 3:56 p.m.

Are We In A Stagflation Economy With A Wage-Price Spiral? | Macro Corner Episode 10


<p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT and Jannis Meindl talk about secular forces in the U.S. economy while weighing those longer-term forces against short-term ma...

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Posted on Aug. 7, 2022, 5:56 p.m.

Risk Asset Pricing is a Function of Flows | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Risk Asset Pricing is a&nbsp;Function of Flows</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Investment success doesn&#39;t come from buying good things but r...

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Posted on Aug. 2, 2022, 4:34 p.m.

Yield Curve Inversion and Historic Treasury Futures Chart | Bill Baruch on RFD-TV


<p>Bill Baruch joins RFD-TV to discuss the inversion of the yield curve and a historic chart on treasury futures as noted in today&#39;s <a href="http...

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Posted on Aug. 1, 2022, 3:02 p.m.

Can the Fed Inflate Our Debt Away? | Blue Line Futures Macro Corner Episode 9


<p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT and Jannis Meindl talk about the current state of monetary policy and why high inflation may reduce the burden of high debt l...

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Posted on July 28, 2022, 2:34 p.m.

GDP Recession Data | Dovish Fed & Abandoned Forward Guidance | Midday Market Minute with Bill Baruch


<p>Bill Baruch breaks down the market action on the back of yesterday&#39;s Dovish 75bps rate hike and an even more dovish press conference by Jay Pow...

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Posted on July 26, 2022, 3:11 p.m.

Markets Ahead Of Tomorrow's Fed Decision | Bill Baruch Talks Macro Markets


<p>Bill Baruch joined the TD Ameritrade Network to talk about the state of macro markets ahead of the Fed&#39;s policy decision tomorrow.</p>...

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Posted on July 26, 2022, 5:35 a.m.

Liquidity Withdrawal | Recession Risks & Global Slowdown | Blue Line Futures Macro Corner Episode 8


<p>Paul Wankmueller, CMT and Jannis Meindl discuss the Fed&#39;s QT cycle and how tightening financial conditions affect risk assets. The two also dis...

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Posted on July 14, 2022, 2:05 p.m.

Fed Rate Hikes and Inflation | Gold at $1,700 & Crude Oil above $90 | Midday Market Minute


<p>After yesterday&#39;s CPI print coming in above expectations, markets experienced a sea of red overnight and in the early hours of U.S. trading. Bi...

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Posted on July 12, 2022, 1:17 p.m.

Stocks Ahead of CPI | Commodities Bloodbath | Bill Baruch's Macro Take | Midday Market Minute


<p>Amidst risk-off across commodities, Bill Baruch breaks down the market action and whether secular underinvestment dynamics can prevail over recessi...

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Posted on July 6, 2022, 3:26 p.m.

Copper Recession Fears vs. China Demand, Grains, Federal Reserve | Bill Baruch on CNBC


<p>Bill Baruch joined CNBC to talk about a decrease in copper demand as a result of recession fears in the western world. In the meantime, China&#39;s...

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Posted on July 5, 2022, 2:37 p.m.

Emerging Markets Stress, Fed Mission, China Strategy | Blue Line Futures Macro Corner Episode 5


<p>Emerging market debt has seen a lot of stress lately. On today&#39;s podcast we talk about capital allocation across EM as investors demand higher ...

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Posted on July 3, 2022, 4:52 p.m.

Emerging Markets and Financial Conditions | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Emerging Markets and Financial Conditions</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Never let a good crisis go to waste.&quot; - Winston Churchill</p> ...

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Posted on July 1, 2022, 2:16 a.m.

From Inflation To Recession, Crypto Rough Patch & Fed Interest Rates | Phillip Streible


<p>The shift from an inflation-driven market to recession aware price action. Chief Market Strategist Phillip Streible discusses the implications of t...

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Posted on June 24, 2022, 2:36 p.m.

Commodities Washout and Financial Conditions | Bill Baruch on Energies, the Fed, Inflation & More


<p>Bill Baruch joined CNBC to discuss the commodities outlook on the back of the most recent washout across hard assets. With tighter financial condit...

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Posted on June 20, 2022, 1:51 p.m.

Global Central Banks At The Crossroads | Blue Line Futures Macro Corner Episode 3


<p>Are the Fed and central banks globally in a position to pull the liquidity rug from financial assets? In today&#39;s podcast, recorded on 6/20/2022...

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Posted on June 14, 2022, 11:29 a.m.

What Will The Federal Reserve Raise Interest Rates To? | Midday Market Minute


<p>Bill Baruch breaks down the macro market action ahead of tomorrow&#39;s Fed policy decision. With 75bps at a 91% probability, are Jerome Powell and...

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Posted on June 9, 2022, 1:30 p.m.

Blue Line Futures Macro Corner #1 | Refinery Shortage, Services Inflation and Wealth Gap


<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>In today&#39;s episode, recorded on June 6, 2022, Paul Wankmueller and Jannis Meindl talk about energy markets, inflation, the wea...

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Posted on June 7, 2022, 3:41 p.m.

The Inflation Showdown Before Jackson Hole | Bill Baruch talks Equities, Energy Markets and More


<p>Bill Baruch talks about the macro outlook within the context of the current and upcoming inflation landscape. As the Fed is geared to hike rates in...

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Posted on May 7, 2022, 8:06 p.m.

Job Market, Credit Spreads and Inflation Expectations | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Job Market, Credit Spreads and Inflation Expectations</strong></h2> <p>&quot;The 800 pound guerilla in the room are the central banks. ...

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Posted on April 30, 2022, 11:34 p.m.

The Fed's Moment of Clarity | Top Things to Watch this Week


<h2><strong>Mr. Market, Central Banks and the Fed&#39;s Moment of Clarity</strong></h2> <p>&quot;Only when the tide goes out do you discover who&#3...

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