1 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: This is Bloomberg Daybreak Asia for this Monday, February in 2 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:11,239 Speaker 1: Hong Kong, Wednesday February twelve in New York, and coming 3 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: up today. US consumer prices are projected to pick up 4 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: in January. Sent A majority leader Chuck Schumer says the 5 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:21,240 Speaker 1: US should look at banning TikTok in the United States. 6 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: Economist Kazo Huaida maybe the next bo j governor, as 7 00:00:25,480 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: leading candidate Massa Yoshi Amamiya refuses to take the role. 8 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: An unidentified object has reportedly been shot down over Lake Huron, 9 00:00:33,040 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: China is reportedly getting ready to take down an unidentified 10 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:40,199 Speaker 1: object flying over Changdao. Turkey broadens its investigation into contractors 11 00:00:40,400 --> 00:00:42,680 Speaker 1: I America HRST wits with Global News. We'll keep you 12 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: up today on Super Bowl fifty seven and the latest 13 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: from the Pitch. I'm Pete Fox. Those stories and more 14 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:53,479 Speaker 1: coming up in Bloomberg Sports. That's all straight Ahead on 15 00:00:53,680 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Daybreak Asia on Bloomberg eleven and three on New York, 16 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:03,000 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Washington, d See Bloomberg one six one, Boston, Bloomberg 17 00:01:03,080 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 1: nine sixties, San Francisco, Syrius x M one nineteen and 18 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,080 Speaker 1: around the World on Bloomberg Radio dot Com and via 19 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:17,399 Speaker 1: the Bloomberg Business app. Good morning, I'm Dud Prisoner and 20 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:22,760 Speaker 1: I'm Brian Curtis Hero. The stories were following today, Japanese 21 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,040 Speaker 1: Prime Minister Fumio Kishida seems to have chosen an outsider 22 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: as the next governor at the Bank of Japan. We're 23 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: told economist and former BOJ board member Casual Ueda is 24 00:01:33,319 --> 00:01:36,840 Speaker 1: sent to be nominated tomorrow our time, Earlier than Nick 25 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: had reported that the leading candidate, Deputy Governor Masayoshi Alma Mia, 26 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: had refused to take the post house Bloomberg's Kathleen Hayes 27 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: right now, you kind of have to guess, is he 28 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: going to be more hawkish as that why they he's 29 00:01:50,200 --> 00:01:52,280 Speaker 1: taking over instead of someone else, or is he going 30 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,800 Speaker 1: to be dubbish. When he was approached by reporters just 31 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:56,760 Speaker 1: in the last couple of days, he said the current 32 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: policy is appropriate, I read it too down on monetary 33 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 1: easy needs to be can teeded at this point. He 34 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: has also said policy review should be done at some point. 35 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 1: He also has said recently in an article that the 36 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: d o J is far from achieving two percent inflation 37 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: that sustainable and rate height to avoid a week again 38 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:17,800 Speaker 1: would just lead the econom deterioration. The end initially rose 39 00:02:17,919 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 1: to the strong side of one thirty against the dollar 40 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: on media reports of Uwaita's selection, markets viewed him as 41 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:28,040 Speaker 1: more hawkish than Almo Mia, but those gains were trimmed 42 00:02:28,080 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: after Huwaita said that the b o J stimulus should 43 00:02:31,240 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: stay in place. We've got a lot more for markets 44 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: to digest in the coming week, including the latest readings 45 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: on US inflation. We have more from Bloomberg, sas Anna Palmer. 46 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:44,040 Speaker 1: The Consumer Prize Index comes out on Tuesday, with economists 47 00:02:44,040 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: predicting the prices of goods and services likely rose last month, 48 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: a development that would point to Federal Reserve policymakers needing 49 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: to do more to lower inflation. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg 50 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: are forecasting the CPI will have increased by a half 51 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:01,000 Speaker 1: percent month over month in Jail Nuary, and the core 52 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 1: CPI excluding food and energy rose four tenths of one percent. 53 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: While the monthly cp I figure likely rose in January, 54 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: the annual headline number is projected to have come down 55 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: to six point two from six and a half percent 56 00:03:14,880 --> 00:03:19,120 Speaker 1: the prior month. Susanna Palmer Bloomberg Daybreak Asia. And beyond 57 00:03:19,160 --> 00:03:22,080 Speaker 1: the inflation data, there'll be an abundance of earnings to 58 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: sift through. We have a preview from Bloomberg's Charlie Pellett. 59 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: We'll be hearing from companies over a wide range of 60 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: industries amid anxiety over rising interest rates and inflation. Emily 61 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: Rowland is co chief investment strategist at JGE Investments. We 62 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: think this is going to be a top environment for 63 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: companies going forward. Costs or elevated, especially the cost of 64 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,560 Speaker 1: capital having risen, a lot that is yet to be absorbed, 65 00:03:46,920 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: and top line growth slowing meaningfully. Is consumers start to 66 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:53,640 Speaker 1: retrench companies have too much stuff. We think there's going 67 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 1: to be a major war on margins. Among the company's 68 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: reporting this week Airbnb, Analog Devices, a i G, Applied Material, 69 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: Cisco Systems, Coca Cola, and Zillo in New York, Charlie Pellett, 70 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Daybreak Asia. Senate lawmakers have revived legislation to band 71 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 1: TikTok in the US. The concern is over data collected 72 00:04:16,440 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: by this app ending up in the hands of the 73 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: Chinese Communist Party. Now a similar measure failed in the 74 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,599 Speaker 1: last Congress. This latest move is likely to prompt opposition 75 00:04:25,640 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 1: not only from the tech lobby, but millions of mostly 76 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 1: young users on this platform. Here is Senate Majority Leader 77 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: Chuck Schumer. It's something that should be looked at. We 78 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:41,160 Speaker 1: do know there's Chinese ownership of the company that owns TikTok, 79 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,960 Speaker 1: and so there are some people in the Commerce Committee 80 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: that are looking into that right now. We'll see, We'll 81 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: see where they come out. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer 82 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,120 Speaker 1: on ABC's This Week. Heard earlier here on Bloomberg Radio. 83 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: By the way, the CEO of TikTok, Shall Ze Chew, 84 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: is especially or he is due to appear, I should say, 85 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:04,760 Speaker 1: before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on March. Bill 86 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: Ackman's Pershing Square Holdings is said to be considering a 87 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: possible listing in New York. Currently, the company trades in 88 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 1: London and Amsterdam. By listening in the United States, it 89 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: would allow Pershing to market shares directly to American investors. 90 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,279 Speaker 1: The Sunday Times reports the move could help Pershing close 91 00:05:21,360 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: the discount at which it shares trade compared to its 92 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: net assets. Ackman had also floated this idea last summer 93 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:32,960 Speaker 1: of Pershing listening. In the United States, we have Walter 94 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: Todd coming up in a few moments, president and chief 95 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:40,479 Speaker 1: investment officer and managing director at Greenwood Capital, and among 96 00:05:40,480 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: the things we might be talking about, Doug is interesting 97 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: here to see UH an outsider possibly taking the helm 98 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: at the Bank of Japan, and if not really hawkish, 99 00:05:51,760 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: maybe a hawkish tilt is still in the guards. Clearly 100 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 1: an academic, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers was telling our 101 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:02,760 Speaker 1: David Western on a Bloomberg Wall Street week that he 102 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:06,280 Speaker 1: is very much Japan's ben Burnanke. So as the b 103 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:09,880 Speaker 1: o J looks for a way to unwind this ultra 104 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 1: easy monetary policy that it has had now for decades, 105 00:06:13,880 --> 00:06:17,159 Speaker 1: maybe he's the guy to do it. Yeah, And looking 106 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: at inflation in the United States, because everybody in the 107 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,920 Speaker 1: world over is really thinking about inflation these days, even 108 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,800 Speaker 1: there in in Tokyo. But I was amazed to see 109 00:06:27,800 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: that black Rock sees the pace of inflation hovering around 110 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:34,320 Speaker 1: three and a half percent for the next five years. 111 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,440 Speaker 1: And you remember how I responded or reacted to John 112 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: Williams comment last week that that the Fed needed to 113 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: get about five percent and keep it up there for 114 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,880 Speaker 1: years maybe he said a few years I thought he 115 00:06:45,920 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: would be scolded by the Chair of the Fed, and 116 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,480 Speaker 1: he may well have, but we don't know. Well. Pat 117 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,279 Speaker 1: Harker was saying on Friday that the key rate, the 118 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: Fed funds rate, needs to get above five percent and 119 00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:02,000 Speaker 1: stay there, stay there. So I think they realize that 120 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: it's going to take a lot to get price pressures 121 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 1: under control. And to this point, Alliance Burnt Bernstein makes 122 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:13,200 Speaker 1: this point that although inflation is moderating, that investors shouldn't 123 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: be betting on that. They are underestimating the structural changes 124 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: that we have seen to higher levels inflation that are 125 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:25,960 Speaker 1: sticky changes brought by deglobalization and labor shortages. And black 126 00:07:26,040 --> 00:07:28,880 Speaker 1: Rock and Pimco also say it's no time to ditch 127 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: inflation linked debt, particularly in the services sector of the economy. 128 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:35,440 Speaker 1: And look, I'm before I let you go. H New 129 00:07:35,520 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 1: Zealand's permanent UH Services Index, I'm sorry, that's performance Services 130 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: Index was up in the month of January to a 131 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,400 Speaker 1: reading of fifty four five, much hotter than forecast. So 132 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: it just underscores the strength of the services economy. Alright, 133 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:52,560 Speaker 1: it's nine minute minutes past the hour. It's time for 134 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 1: Global news. Another unidentified object shot down today, we get 135 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: to the Bloomberg New News room in Erica. Perskuitz, Erica, Brian. 136 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,800 Speaker 1: It was shot down under over Lake Huron, I should 137 00:08:05,840 --> 00:08:08,360 Speaker 1: say in Michigan. This time. The Pentagon used an F 138 00:08:08,520 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: sixteen Fighter but took down the object with a sidewinder 139 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: air to air missile, the same missile used on the 140 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,239 Speaker 1: other three objects that were also shot down this month. 141 00:08:17,560 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: The f A a closed airspace over parts of Lake 142 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:23,120 Speaker 1: Michigan Sunday, sighting National Defense. It's the third object to 143 00:08:23,160 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 1: be shot down over North America this weekend. The first 144 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: was down over Alaska Friday, the second taken down over 145 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: Canada Sunday, and the White House says it is too 146 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: early to say what the latest objects shot down were. However, 147 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 1: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says they are believed to 148 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: have also been high altitude balloons appearing on CBS's face 149 00:08:41,960 --> 00:08:45,120 Speaker 1: the Nation. Montana's Senator John Tester says there's even a 150 00:08:45,120 --> 00:08:49,280 Speaker 1: possibility of another object flying over Montana's airspace. There was 151 00:08:49,320 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 1: an anomaly and they've investigated. I think it got dark 152 00:08:52,559 --> 00:08:56,160 Speaker 1: so they couldn't fully check it out. Tester said, it 153 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 1: could be a false alarm. Airspace over the central part 154 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 1: of the state was temporarily Saturday, while Norad sent military 155 00:09:02,000 --> 00:09:05,880 Speaker 1: aircraft to investigate. However, they were unable to find anything. Meanwhile, 156 00:09:05,880 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: according to reports, China is getting ready to take down 157 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:11,559 Speaker 1: an unidentified object flying over waters near the port city 158 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,080 Speaker 1: of ching Dao, which is home to a major naval 159 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,400 Speaker 1: base for the People's Liberation Army. This according to Chinese 160 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 1: news outlet. The paper no word on what the object is. 161 00:09:20,559 --> 00:09:23,839 Speaker 1: The naval base hosts both ballistic and nuclear attack submarines 162 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: and is the command headquarter of the country's North Sea Fleet. 163 00:09:27,720 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: Turkey is widening its investigation into contractors as the earthquake 164 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,480 Speaker 1: death toll rises. So far, more than thirty three thousand 165 00:09:34,559 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 1: people have died in Turkey and Syria as a result 166 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:40,040 Speaker 1: of last week's devastating quake. At Turkish President Air Duan 167 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: is being accused of pushing through allowing property owners to 168 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:47,440 Speaker 1: have construction violations forgiven without bringing their buildings up to code, 169 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:49,840 Speaker 1: a move that seemed to have appealed to voters on 170 00:09:49,920 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: his two thousand nineteen campaign trail. The Turkish government has 171 00:09:53,800 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: has responded by arresting building contractors and others with ties 172 00:09:57,240 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: to collapse buildings, and the Justice Ministry has set up 173 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:04,679 Speaker 1: investigation bureaus for earthquake crimes across the affected area. G 174 00:10:04,920 --> 00:10:07,560 Speaker 1: seven foreign ministers are preparing to meet in Munich as 175 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:11,440 Speaker 1: Russia's military actions against eastern Ukraine appeared to be intensifying. 176 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: Top Us and Ukrainian military leaders spoke ahead of Tuesday's 177 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:18,120 Speaker 1: meeting of the Allied Nations in Brussels, where foreign ministers 178 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,360 Speaker 1: from the Group of Seven will reportedly also meet during 179 00:10:21,360 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: the Munich event. Russia on Friday launched its biggest barrage 180 00:10:24,880 --> 00:10:27,679 Speaker 1: of missile attacks so far this year, as President Zelinsky 181 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: seeks more weapons to fend off Putin's invasion. Global News 182 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,480 Speaker 1: powered by more than journalists and analysts and more than 183 00:10:34,480 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: a hundred twenty countries. I America Hrstwaitz, this is Bloomberg, 184 00:10:38,559 --> 00:10:41,040 Speaker 1: and this is Bloomberg. Gaybreak Gasia in Hong Kong. I'm 185 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,320 Speaker 1: Brian Curtis, along with Rashad Slam and our guest is 186 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: Walter Todd, President, Chief Investment Officer, Managing director at Greenwood Capital. 187 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 1: Walter a tough week last week, tough week for for 188 00:10:53,640 --> 00:10:55,840 Speaker 1: the stock market and the and the bond market. Is 189 00:10:55,880 --> 00:10:59,480 Speaker 1: the worst week for the bond market since back in September. 190 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,760 Speaker 1: Is fair to say that all of a sudden, now 191 00:11:01,800 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 1: the inflation hawks have the upper hand, are they right? Yeah, well, 192 00:11:08,080 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 1: we'll see right on Tuesday. Um. Certainly the revisions that 193 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:14,680 Speaker 1: came out that didn't get a lot of coverage, honestly, 194 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: But yeah, I think you did see some market reaction, 195 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:19,160 Speaker 1: as you alluded to with with bonds move higher, and 196 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: of course we've seen commodities move up here recently, which 197 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: is probably putting some additional upward pressure on yields as well. 198 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:29,199 Speaker 1: So I mean, it's it means it's safe to say 199 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:32,560 Speaker 1: three is Um. It feels a bit like an episode 200 00:11:32,600 --> 00:11:35,320 Speaker 1: of the Twilight Zone. I don't know who had UFOs 201 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: on the bingo card, but I certainly did not. But anyway, 202 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: we'll see on Tuesday with the CPR report. Markets. Do 203 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: you think that risk has gone too far in some 204 00:11:46,520 --> 00:11:49,000 Speaker 1: senses and what we may well be witnessing is a 205 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: bit of a pullback taking place? Now? Yeah, absolutely agree 206 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 1: with that. I mean that what we saw that, I mean, 207 00:11:57,080 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: it's not unusual to see kind of the losers become 208 00:11:59,880 --> 00:12:01,960 Speaker 1: the winners in the first month of the year, but 209 00:12:02,040 --> 00:12:04,679 Speaker 1: the extreme to which we saw this UH in the 210 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:08,000 Speaker 1: in January was really the most extreme that we've seen 211 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:11,040 Speaker 1: since I think of the early nineties UH in terms 212 00:12:11,080 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: of this reversion trade. So I do think there's some 213 00:12:13,920 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: some money to come out of that and and have 214 00:12:16,160 --> 00:12:18,480 Speaker 1: that settle back out a little bit as we moved 215 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: through the rest of this month and get through earning season, 216 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: which has also been a little bit unusual given some 217 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: of the stock reactions both up and down UH and 218 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,320 Speaker 1: the extent to which those have happened. UM, I think, 219 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:33,200 Speaker 1: you know, we'll continue to see some We haven't seen 220 00:12:33,240 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 1: a huge uptick in inflation. We've just seen you know, 221 00:12:36,080 --> 00:12:38,680 Speaker 1: the jobs were strong, and then the Fed policymakers have 222 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,200 Speaker 1: been out there just hammering the point. Let me have 223 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,320 Speaker 1: some fun with you, Walter, and you can kind of 224 00:12:45,080 --> 00:12:47,000 Speaker 1: you can put me down a little bit. The Fed 225 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:49,920 Speaker 1: doesn't want you to buy bonds because well, that would 226 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,120 Speaker 1: bring yields down and that makes their job harder. They 227 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,719 Speaker 1: don't want you to buy stocks because you know, companies 228 00:12:55,840 --> 00:12:58,719 Speaker 1: might buy equipment and hire people, and you know that 229 00:12:58,760 --> 00:13:02,079 Speaker 1: would make the Feds tom harder. You could put your money, 230 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: I guess in the bank, but then the bank might 231 00:13:04,280 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: just lend it out, So that's no good. Um, where 232 00:13:07,320 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: where does the Fed want you to put your money? Hello, Mattress? Yeah, 233 00:13:11,960 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: I was gonna say, dig a hole in the backyard, 234 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: I guess, or yes, stick it under the bath? What 235 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:19,640 Speaker 1: sense does that make? Who's gonna do that? Now? It's listen, 236 00:13:19,640 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: it's it's a tough it's a tough job that they 237 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: have right here. They're they're trying to kind of talk 238 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,520 Speaker 1: out of both sides of their mouth, you know, get 239 00:13:26,760 --> 00:13:30,760 Speaker 1: growth down, obviously, get inflation under control. But we've what 240 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:33,719 Speaker 1: we've seen really since that hot CPI reading going back 241 00:13:33,720 --> 00:13:37,079 Speaker 1: in October, if you remember, we've seen financial Condiesian conditions 242 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:41,640 Speaker 1: ease quite a bit. And honestly, I mean Powell's commentary 243 00:13:41,720 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: coming out of the last meeting and when he spoke 244 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 1: last week at that Economic Club, he hasn't really pushed 245 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:51,040 Speaker 1: back too much. He keeps talking about disinflation has started. 246 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: So I'm not sure what he wants us to do 247 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: at this point. Good point, Well, that's just it, isn't it. Okay, 248 00:13:57,400 --> 00:14:01,720 Speaker 1: So it's real conundrum out there. Uh and so what 249 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 1: actually do you do then? Todd? Yeah, So what you know, 250 00:14:06,400 --> 00:14:08,640 Speaker 1: what we've been doing this year so far is just 251 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:11,000 Speaker 1: trying to be very disciplined with you know, kind of 252 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,920 Speaker 1: our our model weights and positions. So you know, we've 253 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:16,560 Speaker 1: we've taken advantage of some of these moves and and 254 00:14:16,600 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: trim positions back, move some of that into cash, move 255 00:14:19,960 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: some of it into some positions that are you know, 256 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:26,360 Speaker 1: underperformed so far this year. We sold out of position 257 00:14:26,440 --> 00:14:30,640 Speaker 1: like Meta that jump on the earnings beat. We just 258 00:14:30,640 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 1: thought that was too extreme. Um, So we've just try 259 00:14:33,920 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: to be a little bit more nimble, a little bit 260 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:38,360 Speaker 1: more active, and take advantage of some of this early 261 00:14:38,400 --> 00:14:42,360 Speaker 1: strength in the year. I said I would I was, 262 00:14:42,120 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 1: I was thinking about, you know, running a diet tribal 263 00:14:44,800 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 1: on that, and I said I would do it with 264 00:14:46,080 --> 00:14:49,600 Speaker 1: the sort of stentorian tones of of Doug Chrisner. But 265 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: instead I put my edge on it. So I have 266 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,280 Speaker 1: to apologize for that. But it's nice to see you 267 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: partially agree. Let's wish to China. So we had new 268 00:14:57,000 --> 00:15:00,600 Speaker 1: China loans in January, setting a record almost have trillion. 269 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:05,560 Speaker 1: You on you like China at this juncture, Well, I 270 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:07,760 Speaker 1: think you know it's China had It's kind of like 271 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:10,200 Speaker 1: these other kind of mean versions that we've seen coming 272 00:15:10,240 --> 00:15:12,880 Speaker 1: into the new year, huge run off of the lows 273 00:15:12,920 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 1: in the fall um so I think there's you know, 274 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: some room for giveback. I think international in general, with 275 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 1: the fall in the dollar, it looks more attractive. 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