Massive macro bets, gold, China, Russia & rates: Inside the mind of a global macro expert ft. Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson is the Director of Strategy at Antipodean Capital. He sat down with Owen Rask and Drew Meredith on The Australian Investors Podcast to talk macro and global markets. Craig formerly worked with JP Morgan (1994-2003) as a currency and bond trader, and was head of their cross-market technical analysis group between 1999-2003 when his group was regularly ranked top three in the world. Topics covered with Craig Ferguson:  Can you describe the current environment in a sentence? Explain what Antipodean Capital does? And why the name? What does a typical day look like for a macro forecaster? Biggest mistakes that even the smartest investors tend to make Define the concept of tactical vs strategic asset allocation? Is it becoming more important? Who needs this type of decision-making support? What are some of the best and worst calls of your career? What are Craig’s views on the market today? Bonds vs. equities, US dollar, the outlook for policy, inflation changes? Markets always tilt to hyperbole, how do you look through this? What’s the best tactical opportunity in fixed income and equities and alternatives today? Podcast resources ASK A QUESTION Antipodean Capital Wattle Partners  Owen on Twitter Drew on Twitter Say thanks to our tremendous sponsors Join Selfwealth and get 5 free ASX trades! The Australian Investors Podcast’s official broker is SelfWealth. Over 125,000 smart investors use SelfWealth to invest and trade ASX shares, ETFs and global stocks. Rask’s Investors Podcast listeners can join today and get $9.50 trades! Join Selfwealth and get free trades Join The Intelligent Investor & save This podcast is brought to you by The Intelligent Investor, Australia’s premier investment research membership service. Use the code “RASK”, to get $100 off your annual membership or get a free 15-day trial (no credit card details required): Click here for a free 15-day trial Click here to join Intelligent Investor today ($100 off) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices