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🗓️ 25 March 2024
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Dan and Corey kick off the show by arguing against the Federal Reserve potentially cutting rates this year. They point out that inflation is persistently volatile, gas prices are soaring and hurting everyday consumers, and the Fed is "pretending that everything is OK," according to Corey. Dan also brings up the fact that 2024 being an election year may have something to do with this. (0:43)
Next, Stansberry Venture Technology editor Dave Lashmet joins the conversation to discuss the biotech industry. He explains that he doesn't see biotech as a sector, and rather he looks bottom up at biotech companies to find a drug that will have a macroeconomic effect. Because only 6% of drugs that start a Phase I trial succeed, he says being selective is crucial. Dave also describes the three phases of drug testing and the importance of efficacy and safety data. (17:55)
After, Dave talks all things weight-loss drugs. He reflects on how he knew Ozempic was going to be a blockbuster drug from his boots-on-the-ground research, the incredible room for growth in this area, and the unprecedented amounts of money that biotech companies are spending on factories to develop these weight-loss drugs. (24:36)
Further, Dave discusses why the obesity epidemic has worsened over the decades and how exactly weight-loss drugs work to increase metabolism and suppress appetite. It involves something he calls the "winter switch." Plus, Dave brings up the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approving these drugs for the purpose of reducing strokes and heart attacks by nearly 20%. (32:40)
Lastly, Dave talks about the widespread economic implications behind weight-loss drugs and other areas of the market that could be impacted, such as the airline industry. However, Dave emphasizes once again that any mass changes are still years away due to supply constraints. (41:20)
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0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Stansberry Investor Hour. |
0:10.0 | I'm Dan Ferris. |
0:12.0 | I'm the editor of Extreme Value and the Ferris Report, both published by Stansberry Research. |
0:17.0 | And I'm Corey McLaughlin, editor of the Stansberry Daily Digest. Today we're going to talk with our colleague Dave Lashmitt, editor of Stanbury Venture Technology. |
0:25.7 | And our topic for Corey and I today will be something like Fed make big mistake again. |
0:32.8 | And remember if you want to ask us a question or tell us what's on your mind, email us at |
0:36.9 | Feedback at InvestorHour.com. |
0:39.3 | That and more right now on the Stansbury Investor Hour. |
0:43.6 | All right, Amigo. |
0:45.8 | I'm just letting the listener know. |
0:47.8 | Corey emailed me this morning. |
0:49.7 | Well, yeah, Fed make big mistake. |
0:51.5 | That was the email that Corey sent me this morning. |
0:55.2 | And I have to say it's probably true because we all know the situation, right, but let's just frame it quickly. |
1:05.6 | The economy appears to be in fairly good shape just by the headline numbers of, you know, growth and maybe even |
1:14.0 | inflation is indicating more economic activity. You know, there's basically you look at these numbers |
1:24.3 | and then you hear the Fed saying this week, we promise we're going to cut |
1:28.6 | rates soon. And it doesn't connect. It's a total disconnect. So, you know, if, you know, |
1:38.7 | inflation might be ticking up or remaining somewhat volatile, let's just say. And if the economy's growing and unemployment |
1:46.9 | is still near all time record lows or, you know, 40-some-odd year lows, not too far above them, |
1:53.5 | why are they talking cuts? You know? It just doesn't make a lot of sense. Yeah, I think it surprised me a couple weeks ago when, and we haven't talked about the Fed in depth in a while. |
2:08.7 | But it surprised me a couple weeks ago when Jay Powell was testifying before Congress and literally promised that the Fed would be cutting rates later this year. |
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