Chris Watling on AI, inflation, oil and the fragile foundations beneath markets

Chris Watling from Longview Economics joins The Rules of Investing to discuss the global macro outlook, including AI-driven market concentration, inflation, oil, interest rates, Australian housing, and the hidden fragility beneath parts of the US economy and equity market.

In this episode:

Why the AI theme may be carrying more of the global economy than investors realise

Oil, Iran and the Strait of Hormuz

Why inflation may not be the biggest risk facing markets

The difference between Australia and the rest of the developed world

Signs of weakness beneath the surface of the US economy

Why investor complacency could become a major problem

The one investment Watling would make if markets closed for five years.