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America is racing toward a fiscal cliff—and few people understand the stakes better than David Walker. As the former Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), David served nearly a decade at the highest levels of federal oversight, with unanimous Senate confirmation across three Presidential appointments. A globally recognized expert in fiscal responsibility, government transformation, and retirement security, David brings over 40 years of leadership experience across public, private, and nonprofit sectors—including chairing the Defense...
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In this powerful episode of MacroMashup, host Neil Winward sits down with Steve Bellotti, ex-Wall Street insider and digital asset investor, to break down the global macroeconomic shifts shaping our future. From U.S. debt bubbles to AI-driven productivity and the rise of Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, Steve shares hard-hitting insights from decades in global finance. What You'll Learn: -Why sovereign debt is the biggest threat to the global economy -How AI and innovation might be the "magic trick" to escape inflation -Why Bitcoin and stablecoins like Tether are reshaping Treasury markets -The...
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Today on MacroMashup, we have the privilege of speaking to Global Forecaster and polymath David Murrin. David began his career as a seismologist in Papua New Guinea, barely surviving his first day of work as he had to face down an angry crowd of cannibals. Wall Street seemed tame by comparison. He used his skills in geophysics and seismology to map the internal dynamics of financial markets and develop JP Morgan's first proprietary, price-based risk trading model. David went on to found his own hedge fund, where he used his deep knowledge of price movements and human behavior to manage money...
info_outlineAmerica is racing toward a fiscal cliff—and few people understand the stakes better than David Walker.
As the former Comptroller General of the United States and CEO of the Government Accountability Office (GAO), David served nearly a decade at the highest levels of federal oversight, with unanimous Senate confirmation across three Presidential appointments.
A globally recognized expert in fiscal responsibility, government transformation, and retirement security, David brings over 40 years of leadership experience across public, private, and nonprofit sectors—including chairing the Defense Business Board and teaching Economics of National Security at the U.S. Naval Academy.
In this gripping episode, David warns about bond market cracks, runaway U.S. deficits, the Fed’s shrinking power, the global shift away from the dollar, and why America urgently needs a fiscal constitutional amendment.
Drawing insights from his latest book, America in 2040: Still a Superpower?, he shares a powerful roadmap for restoring the nation’s economic future before it's too late.
Find out more about David at https://americain2040.com/
Timestamps:
00:01 – Breaking the bond market: Warning signs you can't ignore
06:00 – BRICS, gold, and the unraveling of dollar dominance
14:00 – The constitutional fight to limit America's debt
18:00 – Is the Fed cornered and powerless?
24:00 – Hidden liabilities and accounting tricks exposed
34:00 – A hard money era: Are we heading back to gold?
39:00 – David Walker’s 3-step rescue plan for America
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