Rob and Jacob talk about a decisive week in equity markets and what it means for equity prices. They explore the “AI bubble” and how to separate signal from noise. From there, they turn to China to discuss unemployment and local government debt issues in the Chinese economy and why the grand reopening narrative has and will continue to be wrong. They close with discussing countries/cities at the center of changing geopolitical circumstances – Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, and Ireland – and why Ireland might be a geopolitical winner for the first time in its long and luckless history.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro

(01:06) - Failed breakout + artificial intelligence bubble

(11:30) – China's Unhealthy Economy

(19:26) - What might China do if they start to freak out?

(27:28) - Hong Kong

36:30 - Long Ireland, Short UK

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Failed Breakout

The Jacob Shapiro Podcast