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And for the first time, we've got joining us.

I'm a big fan of his work, and it's great to have him on the podcast, Michael Everie.

He's a global strategist at

Rabobank. He analyzes major financial developments and contributes to the banks of various

economic research publications for internal and external customers and to the media. Zero Hedge

often publishes his material. He's got over two decades of experience working as an economist

and strategist.

And before Rabo Bank, he was a director at Silk Road Associates in Bangkok senior economist and

fixed income strategist at the Royal Bank of Canada and both London and Sydney and an economist

for Don and Bradstreet in London. He holds a master's degree in economics with distinction

from University College London and speaks a smattering of languages

including Thai. Welcome to the podcast, Michael.

Great to be here. Thank you for having me. Thanks for coming on. And, you know, I've been

reading your stuff for years via Zero Hedge and then sometimes directly from the website at

Rabobank. And then for the first time, recently only,

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