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Prediction Held up
Gave: Non-US growth will outperform US growth as the dollar weakens
“I think we're living through the end of the year of US exceptionalism. After a 15 year standing run, the US dollar is now rolled over. I think most people's portfolio is on position for a world of weaker dollar, and one where growth outside of the US is going …”
Louis-Vincent Gave Apr 14, 2025 ▶ 8:06 Geopolitical Uncertainty – James Aitken, Louis-Vincent Gave, and Marko Papic (EP.440)
Prediction Partly held up
Papic: Dollar will fall, yields rise, and global equities beat US
“Because if Biden or Trump wins from a macro perspective, I think dollars going down, I think ten-year yields are going up. I think U.S. Equities are going to do well, but I think global equities are going to do better. Commodities are also going to do extremel…”
Marko Papic Oct 26, 2020 ▶ 21:30 Marko Papic – Geopolitical Alpha at Clocktower Group (Capital Allocators, EP.161)
Assertion Partly supported
Japanese Dollar Lending Lubricates Global Money Markets and Boosts Float
“How Japanese institutions are lending their dollars in a much greater scale, which is lubricating global money markets and increasing the float of dollars.”
James Aitken Jun 25, 2018 ▶ 32:16 James Aitken – Macro Strategist Extraordinaire (Capital Allocators, EP.58)
Assertion Partly supported
Gave: Most Russian commodity trade is shifting to the Chinese renminbi
“Right now you have the world's largest commodity exporter, namely Russia. That has been kicked out of the US dollar system for its behavior. And therefore, most of Russia's commodity trades is shifting from US dollar to renminbi.”
Louis-Vincent Gave Oct 10, 2022 ▶ 27:59 Louis-Vincent Gave – The Case for Emerging Markets (Capital Allocators, EP.275)
Assertion Contradicted
Bitar: US Dollars Account for Over 60% of Venezuelan Transactions
“The government eventually made the dollar legal tender, and currently over 60, 70% of transactions in Venezuela are done in dollars.”
Rodrigo Bitar Aug 29, 2022 ▶ 18:18 Rodrigo Bitar – Empty Rooms: Investing in Venezuela (Capital Allocators, EP.268)
Assertion Partly supported
Bitar: 40% of Venezuelan Banking Sector Assets Are in US Dollars
“Actually the assets in the banking sector, 40% of the assets in the banking sector are dollars.”
Rodrigo Bitar Aug 29, 2022 ▶ 18:31 Rodrigo Bitar – Empty Rooms: Investing in Venezuela (Capital Allocators, EP.268)
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