“So my view is the Fed is going to hike. If they don't hike in September, they're certainly going to hike in December. I expect if they hike in September, they're still going to hike in December. And so six months from now, Fed funds will be 75 pips or 100 pips higher than it is now.”
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Federal Funds Rate is 75-100 basis points higher than the current level (as of September 2, 2026) by March 2, 2027.
Gene Sykes predicts the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Southern California in less than two years from the episode date.
Gene Sykes predicts 15 million tickets will be sold for the 2028 LA Olympic and Paralympic Games combined.
Gene Sykes predicts 2026 M&A market will be significantly larger than the 2021 peak.
Wayne Sanders predicts Israel will deploy its Iron Beam laser defense program.
Austin Goolsbee predicts the Fed will eventually settle at 3% nominal rates with 2% inflation and 1% real rate.
Robert Friedland predicts that the world will need to mine as much copper in the next 18 years as was mined in the previous 10,000 years to maintain 3% GDP growth and support electrification.
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