The Enthusiast
"Entrepreneurial Talent is Global" - On The Enthusiast, Host Pat Alex chats with some of the most fascinating Founders, Operators and Investors Beyond Silicon Valley.
Every two weeks, he sits down with the likes of Arjuna Costa (Flourish), Paulo Passoni, Jeffrey Paine (Golden Gate Ventures), Gerry Giacoman (Clara) and Monica Brand Engel (Quona) to dissect their challenges around scaling, fundraising, managing boards and company leadership. Taken together, the guests have raised venture capital in the hundreds of millions and are behind their regions' biggest business and venture successes paving the way towards a more equitable and diverse future.
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The Enthusiast
[Strategic DeepDive] Axel Christensen (Blackrock) on a new investment paradigm, asset prices, inflation and implications for emerging economies
On this episode Pat sits down with Axel Christensen, Chief Investment Strategist and Managing Director for Latin America & Iberia at leading asset manager Blackrock to dive into the current macro environment, how it affects investment decisions and what it means for emerging markets.
On this episode you will learn about:
- The interplay between interest rates and investment decisions
- Currency fluctuations in emerging markets and LatAm specifically
- What is the new investment paradigm and how to make decisions in a more volatile world
- Which building blocks in financial ecosystems in emerging markets are still missing
- The state of crypto and the road ahead towards more regulation
*This episode is not investment advice.
Axel Christensen is sharing his own opinion and analysis of the current marco environment and how it affects the investment landscape.