Darius Dale

Things Darius Says on Podcasts

Founder and CEO of 42 Macro, an investment research firm focused on institutional macro risk management, and formerly Managing Director and Partner at Hedgeye Risk Management, where he was Sector Head of the macro team. Appears on The Pomp Podcast, Thoughtful Money, Macro Voices, Schwab Network and Bloomberg Surveillance, talking about global liquidity, inflation and Federal Reserve policy.

Where to Find Them

Darius Dale writes Adam Taggart's Thoughtful Money® . They have also been a guest on The Pomp Podcast (64 times) , Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart (11 times) , Macro Voices (10 times) , Schwab Network (6 times) , Forward Guidance (6 times) , Inflection Point (6 times) , Excess Returns (4 times) , The Julia La Roche Show (3 times) , Bloomberg Surveillance (3 times) , The David Lin Report (3 times) , Top Traders Unplugged , Monetary Matters with Jack Farley , Commodity Culture , The Macro Trading Floor , Bitcoin Magazine Podcast , The Market Huddle , From the Desk of Anthony Pompliano and The Meb Faber Show - Better Investing .

Recently: “Markets Price in Tech Spending and Midterm Elections” on Bloomberg Surveillance (October 2026); “Bitcoin Bull Market, Global Liquidity, ETF Flows | BMTV Oct. 01, 2026” on Bitcoin Magazine Podcast (October 2026); “Bond Selloff Fades as Oil Cools; Trump-Xi Takeaways” on Bloomberg Surveillance (September 2026); “Bitcoin & Stocks Are Going Higher (The Money Printer Is Coming) | Darius Dale” on The Pomp Podcast (September 2026); “Luke Gromen & Darius Dale: How Close To The End Are We?” on Thoughtful Money with Adam Taggart (September 2026); “The Fed's Latest Move Just Changed Everything | Darius Dale” on The Pomp Podcast (July 2026).

What They Said

“The Fed has an impossible dilemma right now because two percent inflation is not compatible with winning the race, if in fact the administration is being honest with us, that this is truly a national security imperative and not just a race to more corporate profits.” — Darius Dale, Bloomberg Surveillance

Asked what he made of the Fed's meeting, Dale argued the AI build-out is in tension with the inflation target, treating the AI race as industrial policy that pushes inflation up.

Bloomberg Surveillance · 2026-10-30 Permalink → Listen →
Bloomberg Surveillance Around 12:47 into the episode
Darius Dale

So let's set the chairs condescending delivery aside because I think we're all getting tired of it.

Tom Keene

The Federal Reserve. So said the gentleman. There was some massive shaking. Good morning, Robert Schiller.

Darius Dale

So setting that aside, the Fed has an impossible dilemma right now because two percent inflation is not compatible with winning the race. if in fact the administration is being honest with us, that this is truly a national security imperative and not just a race to more corporate profits.

Tom Keene

That's the single smartest thing I've heard on this conundrum, Paul, in months and months. There's a bigger picture here than Fed parlor game, if you will.

Darius Dale

And this is why we think, you know, we do believe this market regime gets worse. And so ultimately you're going to see more credit spread. You're going to see multiples come down, but you have to buy this dip because we ultimately believe that Fed Treasury Scott Besant, Fed Chair Kevin Worshen…

Tom Keene

Let's go back to the heritage of Yale economics here. I think of Edward Yardeni, the Cowles Commission, the giant James Tobin and all.

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