This is Macro Voices with hedge fund manager Eric Townsend, the free weekly financial

podcast targeting professional finance, high net worth individuals, family offices, and

other sophisticated investors. Macro Voices is all about the brightest minds in the world

of finance and macroeconomics telling it like it is. Bullish your bearish, no holds

barred. Now here are your hosts, Eric Townsend and Patrick Sarresna.

Macro Voices Episode 341 was recorded on September 15, 2022. I'm Eric Townsend.

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Bianco Research Founder Jim Bianco returns as this week's feature interview guest. Jim

and I will revisit the inflation debate and Jim says inflation isn't going away any

time soon. We'll also discuss the equity market outlook precious metals and much more.

Then be sure to stay tuned for our post-game segment when Patrick's Chart Deck will be

titled, Did the Next Downleg Begin. It seems a few listeners misread our intent when

Dr. Anis Alhaji and I jokingly exchanged a few comments at the end of last week's

feature interview, disagreeing about the need for a strategic petroleum reserve. Folks,

please rest assured that Anis and I are good friends and there's no rift between us.

We're just joking around. But since there does seem to be listener interest, Anis and

I have agreed to do a Twitter spaces in coming weeks to discuss why our views differ

on the SBR and to explore some other issues we didn't have time for in last week's feature

interview. We'll announce that follow-up conversation with Anis here on MacRevoices before

it happens. And I'm Patrick Sarasna, Eric, S&P 500. We've got a market that broke pretty

badly on the inflation numbers. It's a week today but it really hasn't followed through

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