WEBVTT - Central Banks Must Communicate, Schoenholtz Says

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, Welcome to the Bloomberg Surveillance Podcast. I'm Tom Keene

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<v Speaker 1>the main event as we wake up here in New

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<v Speaker 1>York the Bank of Japan, the Governor Harahiko Corona pushing

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<v Speaker 1>through changes to his radical monetary stimulus program as the

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<v Speaker 1>central bank repairs for a longer struggle to stoke inflation.

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<v Speaker 1>DANAA joining us now JP Morgan Asset Management, fixed income

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<v Speaker 1>portfolio manager joins us to discuss Dana. Great to have

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<v Speaker 1>you with us on the program to get your thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>on the b o J several tweaks to policy. What

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<v Speaker 1>was the one that stood out for you? Um, I

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<v Speaker 1>think without a doubt it's um the widening of the

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<v Speaker 1>range um that they're willing to allow the tenure um

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<v Speaker 1>JGUB fluctuate. So they kept the rate um the target

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<v Speaker 1>for the tenure zero, but they moved the range from

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<v Speaker 1>zero point one to zero point two, so allowing the

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<v Speaker 1>possibility that if conditions allowed ten orbs could trade up

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<v Speaker 1>to zero point two percent. I think that's quite significant

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<v Speaker 1>in the grand scheme of things. Why is that significant

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<v Speaker 1>zero point on a tenure Japanese government bond. Well, of first,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a couple of things. Um. You know the message

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<v Speaker 1>itself that came out of the Central Bank, wasn't that

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<v Speaker 1>a bita message for the Japanese economy? Right? Um they

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<v Speaker 1>talked about they reduced their inflation expectations for this year

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<v Speaker 1>from one point three to one point one, but actually

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<v Speaker 1>for their focus to urizon, they also lowered inflation expectations

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<v Speaker 1>from one point eight to one point six, keeping in

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<v Speaker 1>mind their target is too Um. It actually does raise

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<v Speaker 1>the question of why do they feel they need to

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<v Speaker 1>move this rate higher going forward? And the reason for

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<v Speaker 1>that is because the local banks have been struggling with

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<v Speaker 1>this low rate environment. It's been denting their profitability. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're getting to a point now where quantitative easing and

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<v Speaker 1>the cost of quantitative evening are coming home to roost

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<v Speaker 1>um and that has implications for policymakers, especially a policymaker

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<v Speaker 1>such of the Bunk of Japan where they have a

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<v Speaker 1>price stability Monday, but they also have a financial stability Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>So the Bank of Japan today also introduced this forward

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<v Speaker 1>guidance added to the policy tweaks with a commitment to

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<v Speaker 1>keep the current extremely low levels for short term interest

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<v Speaker 1>right to makes low for an extended period of time.

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<v Speaker 1>And I just wanted Diana whether that was cover. There's

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<v Speaker 1>some people out there this morning questioning whether this is

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<v Speaker 1>just a stealth beginning of a normalization of policy at

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<v Speaker 1>the Bank of Japan. Do you subscribe to their theory

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<v Speaker 1>A's or Diana. They the forward guidance UM mixic clear,

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<v Speaker 1>especially linking it to the v E T hikes that

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<v Speaker 1>are expected in October nine. So we still have a

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<v Speaker 1>long period of time before we're talking at least for

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<v Speaker 1>the next all months before we're discussing hikes, so it's

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<v Speaker 1>not quite UM a hike in that extent um. I

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<v Speaker 1>think they are committed because there are nowhere near the

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<v Speaker 1>inflation target. I think what what this braises is the

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<v Speaker 1>issue of if we're going to be having this slow

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<v Speaker 1>glide higher in the tenure g g B, so if

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<v Speaker 1>as conditions improved, it warrants them to let the tenure

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<v Speaker 1>go higher, or if pressure on these banks remain, what

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<v Speaker 1>are the implications for the rest of the world. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that's the bigger question, right, um, what happens to

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<v Speaker 1>US rates um? And we saw a bit of that

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<v Speaker 1>a mini preview this week on and last week when

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<v Speaker 1>the headlines first came out. Diana, more than anyone we

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<v Speaker 1>speak to, you blend in portfolio management along with your

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful trading experience reents. How what do you see in

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<v Speaker 1>the trading market of foreign exchange that gives you any

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<v Speaker 1>signal that we move from idiosyncratic stories like Turkey Argentina

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<v Speaker 1>over to a more correlated currency e M issue. What

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<v Speaker 1>do you look for from a trading desk that begins

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<v Speaker 1>to show that things are going to coalesce into some

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<v Speaker 1>form of fear um. So there are few things that

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<v Speaker 1>we keep an eye on. Well, look at volatility implied

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<v Speaker 1>volves UM. I think one thing that's been quite um

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<v Speaker 1>interesting in the in the resent period of witness in

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in the margin markets, is just how low volatilting

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<v Speaker 1>other assets have been. So while that remains true, and

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<v Speaker 1>while you know pop markets are able to treat idiosyncratic

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<v Speaker 1>stories as that and volatiles doesn't pick up correlations, remain

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<v Speaker 1>um quite stable. I think we remain in a situation

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<v Speaker 1>where when you do see those sorts of wobbles, you

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<v Speaker 1>should try and look for where the value is and buy.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, you know, the bunk of Japan today was

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<v Speaker 1>important because if we do start to get a sense

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<v Speaker 1>that you're getting more synchronized normalization and that's not what

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen at all. Um. If it's not just the

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<v Speaker 1>FED doing all the work, If the bug is now

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<v Speaker 1>coming out and saying we are looking at normalizing and

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<v Speaker 1>the ECB likewise, um, then I think that could become

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<v Speaker 1>a much bigger, bigger problem forst But you and I

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<v Speaker 1>have studied the chapter and econ four oh two. It's

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<v Speaker 1>called hope and it's still from President Obama, Hope and audacity.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking at the chart I put out on Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>for Bloomberg Radio Diana and its nominal g d P

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<v Speaker 1>in Japan, and it is irrefutably in the last two

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<v Speaker 1>and a half years rolled over. They can job bon

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<v Speaker 1>it all they want. Do they see and escape from

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<v Speaker 1>deflation and particular kill early? Do they see an escape

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<v Speaker 1>from disinflation where they turn the vector around? Um? I think,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's why I say the message from the bog

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<v Speaker 1>to day was not a positive economic message. I think

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<v Speaker 1>there is a lot of hope that goes in some

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<v Speaker 1>of these projections, and the inflation numbers today that they

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<v Speaker 1>put out still look extremely unrealistic in our view. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>They released some paper on the inflation and what they're

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<v Speaker 1>saying is UM this was on a separate paper saying

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<v Speaker 1>inflation is low because of the usual suspect global competition. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, low inflation expectations from an aging population, preferring

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<v Speaker 1>low inflation risk covers employees, etcetera. Some of these things

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<v Speaker 1>are structural issues. They're not going to go away. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>So I do agree with you. I think you know,

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<v Speaker 1>Japan's issues are very very entrenched. Or is Europe's issues

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<v Speaker 1>in trench? I mean, I get the idea. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can all look at the charts inside Japan's its

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<v Speaker 1>own unique experiment. But I'm taken by the idea on Pharaoh,

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<v Speaker 1>the g d P came in a little light. In

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<v Speaker 1>Europe and core inflation there is all of one point

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<v Speaker 1>one percent. I mean Diana and helped John and I

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<v Speaker 1>is this on the edge of Japan? I mean Europe

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<v Speaker 1>basically on the edge of the challenges that Japan has.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think Europe is quite where Japan is. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think you know, when you look at the ALCU

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<v Speaker 1>cups in Europe, we still have a long way to come,

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<v Speaker 1>um liabor market dynamics, There's still a lot of room

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<v Speaker 1>for improvement there. Um. So I think the European story

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<v Speaker 1>is slightly better in that respect, in terms of the

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<v Speaker 1>long term prospects than what Japan faces. This has been

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<v Speaker 1>wonderful Diana moment, thank you so much with JP. Morgan

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<v Speaker 1>just thrilled to have her with us. Kim shown holds

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<v Speaker 1>with us, then why you New York University? And of

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<v Speaker 1>course he knows of dead meeting when he sees how

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<v Speaker 1>did we get into this or we have dead in

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<v Speaker 1>life meetings? Is this your fault? My fault? I hope not. Um. Look,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that they've they developed this habit of only

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<v Speaker 1>making policy changes when they have press conferences. The good

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<v Speaker 1>news is that they're going to have a press conference

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<v Speaker 1>with every meeting next year. So this this happened to

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<v Speaker 1>get away from the stupidity. I think we're going to

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<v Speaker 1>get away from it pretty quickly. They didn't used to

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<v Speaker 1>have press conferences to begin with. Kim, that's right, So

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<v Speaker 1>that gives you an idea of how much things have changed. Yeah, well,

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<v Speaker 1>they also didn't used to provide their quarterly forecast or

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<v Speaker 1>their quarterly projections. They've become far more transparent. That's all

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<v Speaker 1>good news general. How does the Carne press conference vary

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<v Speaker 1>from a druggy press conference. It's kind of the same.

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<v Speaker 1>It's kind of the same. I don't think it's too different.

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<v Speaker 1>It's quite orchestrated in the same way. They open up

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<v Speaker 1>with a statement. They sort of reveal their forecast, but

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<v Speaker 1>their bank aving that puts everything out all at once,

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<v Speaker 1>so everyone's already got this stuff, so they're laguely repeating

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<v Speaker 1>what we already know. And then the Q and A starts,

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<v Speaker 1>and Q and A is often the interesting bit, kam.

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<v Speaker 1>It does raise a question though they used to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to do stuff without a news conference. They used

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<v Speaker 1>to be able to do stuff without telling the market.

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<v Speaker 1>They've done stuff, um and now in a needle of

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<v Speaker 1>radical transparency, they seem to have a problem. Step in

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<v Speaker 1>a way, How much of a problem is it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's pretty small. I think the transparency is

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<v Speaker 1>a big plus. I mean, think of it this way.

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<v Speaker 1>By being transparent, they condition us to anticipate their behavior. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>we know sort of know the things that drive them,

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<v Speaker 1>whether it's strong growth or rising inflation. We know what

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<v Speaker 1>changes their policy. We know that when they're running a

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<v Speaker 1>very accommodative policy, they're going to be uncomfortable with it.

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<v Speaker 1>If the economy is already doing well, that they're going

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<v Speaker 1>to want to get back to something like normal. Because

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<v Speaker 1>we know that we can anticipate it and it shows

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<v Speaker 1>up in market prices long before they act. Well, that's

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<v Speaker 1>the problem when you are tightening, when you're easing, that's

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<v Speaker 1>not a problem. That just amplifies the accommodation you're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to offer to the markets. When you're tightening, the market

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<v Speaker 1>can often run ahead of itself before the Bank of

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<v Speaker 1>Japan has even done it a thin Can we actually

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<v Speaker 1>all that to some extent with this mating? Is it

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<v Speaker 1>not a problem at all? Do you think when they're

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<v Speaker 1>tightening and they're trying to remove accommodation and the market

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<v Speaker 1>just keeps running ahead of it. I think the problem

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<v Speaker 1>is when they're not communicating clearly, and I think what

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<v Speaker 1>you observe the central Bank in Japan is running this

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<v Speaker 1>extraordinary policy of capping the long term bond yield. We

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<v Speaker 1>haven't seen a central bank do that since the FED

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<v Speaker 1>stopped doing it in so there's a reason why that's

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<v Speaker 1>a that's a rare policy. It's extremely aggressive and it's

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<v Speaker 1>difficult to escape. It creates lots of disturbance in markets,

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<v Speaker 1>and you're seeing that. So I don't think it's such

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<v Speaker 1>a bad thing. I think the problem is they need

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<v Speaker 1>to communicate clearly. Would you be willing to say that

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<v Speaker 1>the j GB market is no longer a market? I

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<v Speaker 1>think it's it's heavily influenced by the behavior of the

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<v Speaker 1>central bank. So if you're asking me, would but would

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<v Speaker 1>yields rise if it weren't for central bank behavior? Of yes,

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<v Speaker 1>they would, But I would say and what I mean this,

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<v Speaker 1>I think your question is brilliant. Anybody with a memory

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<v Speaker 1>of July in August has got to ask that question

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<v Speaker 1>about the artificiality of the of the bond market, the

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<v Speaker 1>note in the bill market in Japan. It's a huge deal,

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<v Speaker 1>joone huge deal the way I mean, come on, there's

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<v Speaker 1>no liquid in he there. Let me ask you a

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<v Speaker 1>different question. When the Swiss Center interview the Swiss Central

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<v Speaker 1>Bank captain the exchange rate against the Euro, would you

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<v Speaker 1>say there was no longer a market for for Swiss frames.

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<v Speaker 1>I never said that, but in sense that would be true,

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<v Speaker 1>in the same sense that it's true because they're the

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<v Speaker 1>center gang is fixing an exchange rate in that world, John,

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<v Speaker 1>why do we feel like we're in a class and right, Well, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm happy to be in a class. I'm happy to

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<v Speaker 1>be in. But folks, this is what what Professor Showolds

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<v Speaker 1>has done is moved from a class from Here's the

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<v Speaker 1>interesting thing about the euro Swiss example. For a long

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<v Speaker 1>long time people thought that could not be broken, and

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<v Speaker 1>then it was broken, and a tally of the SMB

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<v Speaker 1>try to bring back a euro Swiss floor. That have

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<v Speaker 1>great difficulty doing so because the market wouldn't be can

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<v Speaker 1>vins that it would be kept. Now I do wander

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<v Speaker 1>with j g B S as they've shown that they

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<v Speaker 1>can shift where they cap the yield on a Japanese tenure.

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<v Speaker 1>I do wonder whether the market is going to test

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<v Speaker 1>the Bank of Japan at some point, Kim, I think

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<v Speaker 1>you're absolutely right, they will test, in fact, the whole

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<v Speaker 1>One of the big problems with this approach fixing an

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<v Speaker 1>exchange rate or fixing a bond yield is that once

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<v Speaker 1>anybody suspects that you're going to change the policy, um,

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<v Speaker 1>there will be lots of sales, and so the central

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<v Speaker 1>bank would have to come in and buy. Look at

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<v Speaker 1>the b o J last week, they had to come

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<v Speaker 1>in and buy aggressively just because people feared they might

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<v Speaker 1>change policy. Well, this has been way interesting. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>do this on podcast Kim Schoen holds and this will

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<v Speaker 1>go out on Apple Podcasts also added Spotify as well.

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<v Speaker 1>Professor shown holds of course with New York at University.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's been the story of the equity market here

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<v Speaker 1>in the United States over the last three days. Then

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<v Speaker 1>that's that Thursday, down one percent, down almost one and

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<v Speaker 1>a half percent Friday, and close to more of the

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<v Speaker 1>same in the yesterday's session, down by one point three

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<v Speaker 1>nine percent. Your next trading queue comes from Apple. Can

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<v Speaker 1>Apple lift some battered sentiment for technology stocks? Will Power

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<v Speaker 1>joining us now? Bad? Senior research analyst Will as always,

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<v Speaker 1>how many iPhones have you sold? Seems to be the

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<v Speaker 1>first question we ask, what's your base case for later on? Well, look,

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking for a solid quarter and good morning, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for having me. We're expecting a company to ship forty

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<v Speaker 1>two million iPhones and the quarter in your right, that'll

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<v Speaker 1>be the headline number as always. But I think you know,

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<v Speaker 1>if even greater focus perhaps could be the services revenue

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<v Speaker 1>than of course, you know, the next quarter guidance dos

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<v Speaker 1>we head into this this next dollar fort iPhone cycle.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that's going to be really important because many

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<v Speaker 1>people are going to be looking for where the growth

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<v Speaker 1>comes from. And I noticed that Loop Capital Luke Ventures

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<v Speaker 1>were pointing out that the growth phase of the iPhone

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<v Speaker 1>could well be coming to an end. Will do do

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<v Speaker 1>you see that too? Well, look, there's no question that

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<v Speaker 1>smartphone sales globally, you know, have half ended a week

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<v Speaker 1>spot right, We're just not seeing much growth year of

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<v Speaker 1>the year, um, you know, from a broader market perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>But where apples don't generate growth, of course, was what

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<v Speaker 1>that average selling price, which has been very impressive, particularly

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<v Speaker 1>within you know, consumer electronics generally. So we're working for

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<v Speaker 1>a close to a seven hundred dollar a SP which

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<v Speaker 1>is up pretty snifficently year the years to candily, that

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<v Speaker 1>is the bigger growth driver in terms of driving revenue.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's these astute of the fact that

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<v Speaker 1>while iPhone units are growing very slowly the new every years,

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<v Speaker 1>the actual revenue growth is still growing double digits because

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<v Speaker 1>of that SP. Well, let's be clear, head, the s

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<v Speaker 1>P in the quarter a year ago the same quarter

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<v Speaker 1>was six hundred and six dollars. Are you seriously saying

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<v Speaker 1>we could get a one hundred dollar jump in average

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<v Speaker 1>selling prices because that's phenomenal? Well, well, that's right, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean I will just if you look back this past quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you are seven eight, So we're expecting that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, to drop you know, sequential ways we get

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<v Speaker 1>you know, later into the cycle. But yes, we are

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<v Speaker 1>looking for you know, significant you know, your your growth

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<v Speaker 1>of that metric. Well, let's do a reverse some of

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<v Speaker 1>the parts. Hundred eighty nine dollars per share, hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>nine dollars per share rounded up, let's make it two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred dollars a share. How much per share is cash? Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>well today you've got close to thirty dollars, so two

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<v Speaker 1>hundred down to one seventy. How much is services? What's

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<v Speaker 1>the plug in value per share of services? Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good question. I mean, you know, what are

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<v Speaker 1>your COPID against? Do you look at you know, the Facebook,

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<v Speaker 1>the Netflix, is I mean, this is a business that

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<v Speaker 1>you know, per perspective, this year will generate thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>forty billion dollars of revenue. So you put up multiple

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<v Speaker 1>matt uh, you know you you get to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the least perhaps a couple hundred billion dollars. Okay, a

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<v Speaker 1>couple hundred billion dollars. I can't do the math. Plus

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<v Speaker 1>it's radio. We don't do math on radio. What I

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<v Speaker 1>can say, Will, is, if you ex cash and X services,

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<v Speaker 1>you're basically buying the rest of the company for what

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<v Speaker 1>Nothing's not the right phrase, but pretty close to nothing. Right, Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're not. You're not saying you know much over you know,

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<v Speaker 1>doublity multiple for what's still is a very strong, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>cast cerative. My point John in this exercise is we're

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<v Speaker 1>all gonna die. Apple's gonna end, and we're all gonna die.

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<v Speaker 1>Apparently not, you know, we're like and I think John,

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<v Speaker 1>you and Full Disclosure UBS does some great work on

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<v Speaker 1>this as well as Will Powers great work a baired

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<v Speaker 1>The answer is the average selling prices lights out stunning

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<v Speaker 1>could be guest, all all the gloom people relative to

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<v Speaker 1>where we were a year ago. Well, the the services business.

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<v Speaker 1>Are you saying essentially we're already there at target? Because

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<v Speaker 1>the company wants services to be a fifty billion dollar business,

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<v Speaker 1>and based on your estimates, will it sounds like we're

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<v Speaker 1>already there. Well, we're heading the right direction certainly, right, So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean just to be to put a point on that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, for this year we'll be at seven billion

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<v Speaker 1>uh in our forecast, you know, going to kind of

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<v Speaker 1>mid forties and nineteens. Yes, we think we are tracking properly,

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<v Speaker 1>you know. I do think there are other opportunities and

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<v Speaker 1>services that they've fairly tapped into. I think one of

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<v Speaker 1>those content we of course know they haven't rolled out,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a traditional live streaming service, and it's not

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<v Speaker 1>it's less clear they're gonna do that. Do you think

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<v Speaker 1>there's some opportunities for a Netflix like service perhaps wider

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<v Speaker 1>to help supplement that as well? As you're move into

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen and twenty, when you're on the conference call, what's

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<v Speaker 1>like the McKenzie Boston consulting strategy of these guys. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I get the we've gone through the financials. We all

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<v Speaker 1>understand their minting money. They're gonna be a trillion dollars

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<v Speaker 1>this it's them in Amazon and and the New York

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<v Speaker 1>Stock Exchange Fang Index. John, It's it's Amazon, Apple, and

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<v Speaker 1>Kitten the other one. Thirty three percent of the index

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<v Speaker 1>is three stocks out of ten stocks. And that's great.

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<v Speaker 1>But when you're on the conference call, what's they're McKenzie

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<v Speaker 1>like big strategy? What's the big strategy of Mr Cook

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<v Speaker 1>and his team? Well, I think it's increasingly and has been,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, about the broader ecosystem, right, So it's solidifying

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<v Speaker 1>your position and ensuring that you don't fall into the

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<v Speaker 1>traditional consumer electronics trap. And I think they've you know,

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<v Speaker 1>successfully navigated that today. But but it's on them to

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<v Speaker 1>continue to you know, push that envelope, you know, further,

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<v Speaker 1>to drive new ways to keep customers happy, to you know,

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<v Speaker 1>to maintain that industry leading retention. And so I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's really capitalizing on that installed base that you have. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you also cover Netflix, and Netflix took an absolute beating

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<v Speaker 1>yesterday un seemingly no news. Well, what do you make

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<v Speaker 1>of these moves and a magnitude of the moves we're

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<v Speaker 1>seeing in technology stocks at the moment. Well, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously part of a broader you know, down draft for

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<v Speaker 1>you know, high growth momentum names and when you're seeing

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<v Speaker 1>that across you know, the fast space two. As you

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<v Speaker 1>look at some of our software, uh coverage, I think

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<v Speaker 1>any of the you know the high single they double

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<v Speaker 1>digit revenue, multiple names. You know we're under pressure. There

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<v Speaker 1>was there was a high correlation there. But I guess

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<v Speaker 1>the other thing fundamentally is, yeah, Netflix does have more

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<v Speaker 1>competition coming. That's not new. But of course you had

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<v Speaker 1>some rumors here the last couple of days on Walmart

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<v Speaker 1>rowing outstore for a dreaming service. Tucks know if that

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<v Speaker 1>had much of an impact or not, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>those those could be contributors as well. John, you want

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<v Speaker 1>the real life Netflix. The last three times I've gone

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<v Speaker 1>to it, they haven't had the movie I want. Now. Granted,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm looking for secure, stupid bow tie stuff, but but John,

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<v Speaker 1>the history of It's the face of America exactly. I

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<v Speaker 1>go to Amazon and often they have the movie. I

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<v Speaker 1>go with history the audience. What was the movie? It

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<v Speaker 1>was like a Lawrence of Arabia thing with camels. Okay, no, seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>it was something there was some totally obscure thing about.

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<v Speaker 1>Usually when I go to Netflix, they don't have the

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<v Speaker 1>damn movie. I mean, you know that's lots of my

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<v Speaker 1>You're right, am I right? What you mean, put an

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<v Speaker 1>increasing focus on its original content quickly shows right, that's

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<v Speaker 1>that's really worth leading in and what's drivings craping day?

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<v Speaker 1>I'd agree that you know the movie some respects are lacking.

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<v Speaker 1>Although you know, well that was a surveillance breaks it

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<v Speaker 1>was with a serious please go ahead. If I asked

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<v Speaker 1>the analyst what's happening with tech, they'll give me a

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<v Speaker 1>very different answer to what I get from say a

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<v Speaker 1>cross asset portfolio manager. At the moment where I think

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<v Speaker 1>people are looking at the potential for a rotation again

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<v Speaker 1>out of some of these growthy names and perhaps into value.

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<v Speaker 1>What is that a rotation that you can see happening?

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<v Speaker 1>Is it's something you have to think about. Well, look,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, Candy, yeah, I'm you know, I'm I'm more

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<v Speaker 1>focused on the names I've been recoverage writer than a

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<v Speaker 1>broader market call. And it certainly feels like for at

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<v Speaker 1>least the last couple of days, you've perhaps seen some

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<v Speaker 1>of that. But I guess I'm not in a position

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<v Speaker 1>to make a broader uh you know you Marcus It

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<v Speaker 1>feels like a one of the fundmentals actually for many

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<v Speaker 1>of these names were still in place. To beat your

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<v Speaker 1>valuation is another part of that discussion. Well Power, great

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up with you as wonderful. Can you take

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<v Speaker 1>it back just say Tom's wrong. We don't please will

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<v Speaker 1>until we don't have to deal with this for another hour.

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<v Speaker 1>Good luck to dealing with that. Thanks a lot, will

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<v Speaker 1>Well Power bets tomorrow. Would you please bring in Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Dunovan sure, the UBS Wealth Management Global Chief Economist joining

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<v Speaker 1>us right here right now, Paul. It's greing to catch

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<v Speaker 1>up with you as always to get your thoughts. We

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<v Speaker 1>had some policy twigs from the Bank of Japan. Which

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<v Speaker 1>one stood out most for you? Well, to be honest,

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<v Speaker 1>something what stood out as the Bank of Japan has

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<v Speaker 1>done what it always does, which is basically nothing of

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<v Speaker 1>any real note. They're carrying on. Um, they're carrying on

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<v Speaker 1>with stimulus, and they're just tweaking it in a way

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<v Speaker 1>to make sure that they can carry on with stimulus.

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<v Speaker 1>And it now stands out alone amongst the central banks,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in this week. UM in not dialing back on

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<v Speaker 1>it's it's stimulus at all. But you just continuing with

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<v Speaker 1>business as usual. So when people say this morning that

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<v Speaker 1>this looks like a stealth tapering or the beginning somewhat

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<v Speaker 1>a baby step towards normalization, what do you do, Paul

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<v Speaker 1>laugh Well, I mean, I think that there is a

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<v Speaker 1>desire in the market to look now for tightening everywhere.

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<v Speaker 1>But this wasn't it to be perfectly honest? Um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they're juggling around. They've they've come out with lower inflation

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<v Speaker 1>forecasts for the next couple of years. With that, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is not really consistent with the idea that somehow

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<v Speaker 1>secretly the Bank of Japan is trying to taper. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, they would at least have made a pretense

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<v Speaker 1>of coming up with higher inflation. It's if this was

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<v Speaker 1>what they were trying to achieve. I looked, Paul. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>as I mentioned to Jennifer earlier, it's almost a Route

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<v Speaker 1>Goldberg construction. What is the downside to this strategy of

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<v Speaker 1>almost a band aid reflation? Um? I mean, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that the problems that still need to be addressed in

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<v Speaker 1>Japan is why does the Japanese consumer not have higher

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<v Speaker 1>inflation expectations? Why does the Japanese worker not have higher

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<v Speaker 1>wage expectations? And you can't say it's because we're a

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<v Speaker 1>deflation spiral because the Japanese consumer doesn't believe so in

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<v Speaker 1>the United States, is missing something. Okay, In the United

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<v Speaker 1>States in the nineteen twenties, we came out of the

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<v Speaker 1>thirties of depression and WED induced a credit bringe and

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<v Speaker 1>business investment, credit driven binge. And are we just saying

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<v Speaker 1>that they leverage up. But they can't do that, can they?

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<v Speaker 1>Because they haven't cleared their previous debt. Right, That's true,

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<v Speaker 1>although we've got to recognize, I mean a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>the debt, the public sector debt that now exists in

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<v Speaker 1>Japan is held privately. I mean, it's overwhelmingly held privately

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<v Speaker 1>in Japan. So this is an intergenerational wealth transfer I

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<v Speaker 1>mean today isn't. Yeah, but their their debt to GDP

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<v Speaker 1>ratio today is nothing compared to what it was in

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<v Speaker 1>the UK. For example. Um, you know, the UK had

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<v Speaker 1>almost two debt to GDP ratio and the economy still

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<v Speaker 1>managed to interest along quite nicely throughout the fifties and sixties.

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<v Speaker 1>So that I think we focused too much on the debt.

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<v Speaker 1>That's less of a problem. Well they need to do

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<v Speaker 1>is be more productive in investment. You know, not build

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<v Speaker 1>bridges nobody wants, or plaster the coastline with concrete, but

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<v Speaker 1>actually use the government spending and use private sphondcause of

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<v Speaker 1>spending in a more constructive way to move forward. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>we talked about this on the program yesterday, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>great to have you with us because we can get

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<v Speaker 1>your perspective on this topic. Whether you go to Japan

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<v Speaker 1>or go to Switzerland for that matter, these are rich

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<v Speaker 1>countries and you look around and everything seems to be okay,

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<v Speaker 1>yet they have these emergency policy settings. Can you reconcile

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<v Speaker 1>that with the sort of wealth of those particular nations

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<v Speaker 1>pool Well, I mean there is this this issue generally

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<v Speaker 1>in in economics and in financial markets, the focus on

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<v Speaker 1>the dynamic, on the growth story, and that's something we

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<v Speaker 1>may have to start to reconsider as we move into

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<v Speaker 1>periods where populations stopped growing. Um, that's why I call

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<v Speaker 1>the ferrari a year problem. You know, you buy a

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<v Speaker 1>ferrari one year, you buy a ferrari, the next year,

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<v Speaker 1>you buy a ferrari the third year. I'm describing Tom

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<v Speaker 1>King's consumption patterns. You've basically got flat consumption of ferraris

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<v Speaker 1>but you've still got a fleet of ferraris at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the day. So this distinction between wealth as

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<v Speaker 1>the driver of living standards and growth is a problem.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that there isn't in Japan because if

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<v Speaker 1>you if you venture outside of Tokyo or maybe Osaka,

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<v Speaker 1>then you do come across yeah, sign of economic not deprivation.

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<v Speaker 1>That's putting it a bit strongly, but certainly a weaker

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<v Speaker 1>reconized climate where living stands a problem, where there's papsonic despair.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to do a chart, Paul off this and

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<v Speaker 1>it's not going to be in my fer I do

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<v Speaker 1>like the ferraris. You know, John, the three car garage

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<v Speaker 1>thing off of Central Park doesn't work. You don't drive

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<v Speaker 1>you driffen. Yeah, but the limos are ferrari. So Paul,

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<v Speaker 1>if I run per capita, I am f per capita

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<v Speaker 1>nominal versus I am F per capita reel. Those are

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<v Speaker 1>two different charts. I would suggest the spirit of a

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<v Speaker 1>nation is shown, thank you, man Q in the nominal chart,

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<v Speaker 1>which is a per capita GDP that's been flat since

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<v Speaker 1>the nines. I mean, you know, going back to what

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<v Speaker 1>I think we have to recognize in Japan is and

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<v Speaker 1>I was working in Japan in the early nineties, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the the economy was massively inefficient in those days. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, you used to have to take out a

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<v Speaker 1>second mortgage just to buy a plate of sushi in

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<v Speaker 1>a restaurant in Tokyo, um. And so what has happened,

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<v Speaker 1>I think, and this is a problem with the nominal,

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<v Speaker 1>is that you have had an element of what an

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<v Speaker 1>economist would call good disinflation or good deflation, where efficiencies

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<v Speaker 1>have lowered the cost of things. So I accept that

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<v Speaker 1>the nominal GDP is important, particularly for death. Nominal gdpeper

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<v Speaker 1>capital is important for debt, but the real GDP per

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<v Speaker 1>capita um, I think, is capturing the fact that Japan

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<v Speaker 1>has gone from being a very very inefficient country in

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of areas as it affected the consumer back

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<v Speaker 1>in the early nineties to one which is certainly more

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<v Speaker 1>efficient than needs to be the case in John the

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<v Speaker 1>charter and real per capital Japan as a moon shot, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it's a very constructive church, Paul. Before we

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<v Speaker 1>lose you in the limited time we have, I do

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<v Speaker 1>want to get your thoughts on a federal reserve. For me,

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<v Speaker 1>this just sort of underlines how alone the FED is

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<v Speaker 1>raising interest rates, with the b r J showing no

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<v Speaker 1>sign that is going to hike anytime soon, in the

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<v Speaker 1>ECB doing something quite similar a number of months ago,

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<v Speaker 1>and Paul can carry on go and get alone. Well

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<v Speaker 1>it's not quite alone. There's the Bank of England of course,

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<v Speaker 1>um and you know we shouldn't ignore the Bank of England.

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<v Speaker 1>But I think that we've got some perhaps move away

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<v Speaker 1>from this idea that it's all about interest rates, because

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<v Speaker 1>of course central bank policy has always rested on three pillars. Monetary,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the interest rates, quantitative which is the money printing

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<v Speaker 1>or the bomb buying, and regular prey. And what we're

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<v Speaker 1>now seeing is that after a long time where two

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<v Speaker 1>of the pillars were largely in abeyance, I mean, nobody

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<v Speaker 1>paid much attention to the quantitative or the regulatory policy,

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<v Speaker 1>they've now become more vibrant, more important. So I think

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to recognize that it's not just about rates.

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<v Speaker 1>It's also about how are you balancing liquidity supply with

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<v Speaker 1>liquidity demand, And that's the other important thing. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>what is happening with liquidity demand as well? A central

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<v Speaker 1>bank could keep rates unchanged, could keep quantitative policy unchanged

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<v Speaker 1>and yet still be tightening policy if liquidity demand was

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<v Speaker 1>going up. And that's something that you know, It's it's

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<v Speaker 1>not so easy to put on a Bloomberg chart, but

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<v Speaker 1>that's something which I think is going to be increasingly important.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul is so great to get your insight on a

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<v Speaker 1>big week for central bank decisions. Pulled down of an

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