Natale Labia
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Take shelter! The wave of AI mania is about to break (opens the original)
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The AI investment boom is showing classic signs of a late-stage mania: record borrowing, circular earnings, soaring valuations and rising interest rates point to a looming reckoning. Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. In 1925 the Soviet economist Nikolai Kondratieff published a study on prices, interest rates and output in Britain, France and t
Europeâs political centre is almost out of time (opens the original)
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Europeâs political centre is fracturing as economic stagnation fuels the far right, threatening Germany, the rules-based order and South Africa. Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. Only a few months ago, it looked as if the tide might be turning. When Viktor Orbán was toppled in Hungary in April, many â including this columnist â conclude
The $1.2tn desperation play â Why Trumpâs $5,000 midterm bribe will backfire (opens the original)
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Campaign trail theatre or not, Trumpâs proposal of paying every US adult $5,000 if the Republicans win the midterm elections tells us considerably more about Republican weakness than Republican strength Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. Donald Trump has at last discovered an electoral mechanism familiar to politicians across much of the deve
When do bond yields become too high? (opens the original)
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As federal deficits swell and hyperscalers borrow for AI, a decisive move above 5% on the US 10-year Treasury yield could halt projects and reshape markets worldwide. Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. Two dynamics playing out in financial markets will determine what happens to the global economy for months, perhaps years, to come. The first is
Kevin Warshâs quiet Fed in a face-off with Bessentâs Treasury (opens the original)
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Kevin Warshâs Jackson Hole speech signals a reluctance to promise policy, supports higher rates to tame inflation-raising dollar strength and pressure on emerging markets such as South Africa. Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. The annual Jackson Hole shindig for central bankers in the mountains of Wyoming has become a fixture in the monetary
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