Chris Watling on AI, inflation, oil and the fragile foundations beneath markets

Chris Watling from Longview Economics joins The Rules of Investing to discuss the global macro outlook, including AI-driven market concentration, inflation, oil, interest rates, Australian housing, and the hidden fragility beneath parts of the US economy and equity market. In this episode: Why the AI theme may be carrying more of the global economy than investors realise Oil, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz Why inflation may not be the biggest risk facing markets The difference between Australia and the rest of the developed world Signs of weakness beneath the surface of the US economy Why investor complacency could become a major problem The one investment Watling would make if markets closed for five years.