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  • Beset by Disarray: Navigating the New Global Order with Peter Lewis | Money Talk

    Beset by Disarray: Navigating the New Global Order with Peter Lewis | Money Talk

    https://open.spotify.com/episode/4aFUvCcMuZy6FhbgO8E2ye

    Overview

    In this episode of Money Talk with Peter Lewis, Complete Intelligence CEO Tony Nash joins Dr. Richard Harris and William Pesek to unpack a week defined by geopolitical friction and shifting monetary policy in Asia. From Xi Jinping’s blunt assessment of the “disarray” in the global order to Singapore’s central bank making a hawkish move, the panel examines how Middle East turmoil is finally showing up in the hard economic data of the world’s largest exporters.

    Key Discussion Points

    • Xi Jinping’s Warning of “Global Disarray”: As China faces increasing pressure from the “Trump Pause” in the Middle East and shifting Western trade alliances, President Xi’s recent comments signal a strategic pivot. Nash discusses why this rhetoric marks a departure from previous “win-win” narratives toward a more defensive, fragmented global trade stance.

    • China’s Export Slowdown: The Middle East conflict is no longer just a headline risk; it is a trade reality. Nash analyzes the latest data showing a sharp deceleration in Chinese exports as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring freight insurance rates bottleneck the world’s most vital manufacturing corridor.

    • Singapore’s MAS Tightens Policy: In a surprise move, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) tightened policy to combat imported inflation. The panel discusses whether Singapore is the “canary in the coal mine” for Asian central banks as they struggle with energy-driven price pressures and a volatile US Dollar.

    • Monetary Policy & The Warsh Transition: With Kevin Warsh’s confirmation hearing approaching, Nash explains the implications for global liquidity. If the Fed moves toward a more “market-led” model under Warsh, how will Asian central banks adjust their own playbooks?

  • Weekly Outlook: April 6, 2026 TEST

     

    Weekly Outlook: April 6, 2026

    The global market is entering a state of hyper-vigilance as the geopolitical map reaches a breaking point.

    Saturday’s 48-hour deadline regarding a major offensive against Iran has set the stage for a kinetic Monday open, forcing capital into a posture of Strategic Hardening. This sudden shift in the risk environment is colliding with a domestic jobs report from Friday that showed a surprising “pulse” in the labor market. While a resilient jobs print is typically positive, in the current context, it serves to complicate the Federal Reserve’s path as energy-driven inflation re-accelerates.

    We are no longer pricing in “uncertainty”; we are pricing in Active Confrontation. CI Markets signals an indiscriminate flight to security and a volume-heavy rotation into strategic tangibility. When global supply chains and production centers face a direct kinetic threat, capital seeks assets that can decouple from macro instability and provide a floor against stagflationary shocks.

    1. The Kinetic Risk Premium

    Forecast: Brent Crude (BZ=F) Trend Up 🔼

    Geopolitics has fully seized control of the energy complex. With the threat of a major offensive starting Monday, the market is aggressively pricing in the end of neutral supply in the Middle East. The risk of physical supply chain rupture in the Strait of Hormuz has moved from a tail risk to a baseline assumption for global benchmarks. CI Markets forecasts BZ=F to trend higher this week as the geopolitical risk premium reasserts itself as the dominant driver for pricing. In a week defined by the expiration of diplomatic deadlines, Brent remains the primary transmission mechanism for the current conflict shock.

    2. The Safe-Haven Mandate

    Forecast: Gold (GC=F) Bullish 🔼

    Despite Friday’s jobs data potentially supporting a stronger currency environment, the Persian Gulf crisis is overriding traditional interest rate differentials. Gold is currently acting in its purest form: the chaos hedge without counterparty risk. CI Markets forecasts GC=F to move steadily higher this week. In an environment where the global map is fracturing, Gold is decoupling from standard correlations and serving as the non-discretionary portfolio anchor for institutional capital seeking protection against kinetic volatility.

    3. The Sovereign Compute Haven

    Forecast: NVIDIA (NVDA) Trend Up 🔼

    While broader indices face valuation fatigue and the headwinds of rising input costs, high-conviction technology is catching a unique “Sovereign” bid. As AI infrastructure and compute capacity become critical national security imperatives in a high-conflict era, the market is treating leading semiconductor names as a strategic reserve. CI Markets forecasts NVDA to trend higher this week, acting as the decoupling asset of choice for capital fleeing broader equity volatility. It represents the intersection of structural growth and geopolitical resilience.

    Conclusion

    The signal for the week of April 6 is Strategic Hardening. The market has paused all domestic policy debates to price in the stark reality of the 48-hour deadline. The Wildcard: Watch for any midweek diplomatic pivot or emergency energy cooperation announcements from the G7. Any move by the administration to blunt the energy spike through aggressive policy intervention could spark a violent, broad-market short squeeze, but the underlying flight to safety is likely to remain the dominant theme for the week.

    TEST UPDATE

  • A court could strike down Trump’s tariffs—and blow a hole in the U.S. budget

    Will new US tariffs be struck down in court? It could go either way, but the administration has options.

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/a-court-could-strike-down-trump-s-tariffs-and-blow-a-hole-in-the-u-s-budget/ar-AA1JOVaw

    Tony Nash, founder and CEO of Complete Intelligence, expressed cautious concern about the potential removal of the “Liberation Day” tariffs, implemented by President Trump on April 2, 2025, under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). While he doesn’t consider their immediate repeal likely, Nash highlighted that such a move is not inconceivable, given the tariffs’ role in triggering a global market crash and facing legal challenges, including a stay by the U.S. Court of Appeals.