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On a remote island in the middle of the Boiling Sea, two factions build their fortresses, facing each other at opposite ends of the battlefield. They suppress their enemy while searching for two ancient crystals which promise great power. Whoever can find the crystals first will be able to summon an almighty dragon and launch their final attack and obliterate their mortal enemy's Crimson Keep a self-published game by Nick Warren with art from Filippo Gallo.Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/05/31/crimson-keep-saturday-review/Useful LinksCrimson Keep: https://www.crimsonkeep.co.uk/Rulebook: https://www.crimsonkeep.co.uk/_files/ugd/dca619_dda17b77b07a43058fa961211b035173.pdfBGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/428015/crimson-keepMusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)Music: "Endurance" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comMusic by https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: FDY6UJCUWL7OZ1RKSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/
Six scoundrels had gathered: Captain Hook was plotting his revenge, Jafar envisioned ruling unopposed, Maleficent smiled at the thought of thorns engulfing the kingdom, Prince John was devising new taxes to fill his coffers, the Queen of Hearts brooded over her next decree of decapitation, while Ursula lounged with a sly grin, imagining helpless souls entangled in her tentacles. Each was driven to prove their wickedness and become the evilest Disney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All by Aaron Donogh, Brian Kirk and Prospero Hall from Ravensburger.Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/04/12/disney-villainous-the-worst-takes-it-all-saturday-review/Useful LinksDisney Villainous: The Worst Takes it All: https://www.ravensburger.co.uk/en-GB/products/games/strategy-games/disney-villainous-26295Rulebook: https://www.ravensburger.co.uk/gameinstructions/ecm/Spielanleitungen/26295%20anl%202050897.pdfRules Video: https://youtu.be/8wdvXKRfoPI?si=8wlIOKbdAh7zr0-KRavensburger: https://www.ravensburger.co.uk/BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/256382/disney-villainous-the-worst-takes-it-allRoot review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/12/root-a-game-of-woodland-might-and-right-saturday-review/Oath review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2021/11/27/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile-saturday-review/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)Music: "Fortress" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comMusic: Cinematic Suspense Series Episode 008 by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/7669-cinematic-suspense-series-episode-008SupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/support/
The sun blazes over the wasteland as your tribe fights for survival, its fate tied to three fragile camps and its lifeblood measured in precious drops of water. A single rival warband looms on the horizon, ready to strike. You need to be ready to fight and unleash chaos. Every drop of water spent is a gamble, a step toward victory or ruin. When the dust settles, only one tribe will remain in the desolate Radlands by Daniel Piechnick from Roxley Games with illustrations from Delia Arnone, Lina Cossette, Damien Mammoliti and Manny Trembley.Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/03/15/radlands-saturday-review/Useful LinksRadlands: https://roxley.com/products/radlandsRulebook: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0246/2190/8043/files/Radlands_Rulebook_Booklet_2.0.pdf?v=1731534467Roxley Games: https://roxley.com/BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329082/radlandsKeyForge: Call of the Archons review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/01/12/keyforge-call-of-the-archons/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)Music: "Uprising" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comMusic I Use: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-videosLicense code: U7SXOPAR3VS0IWKPSupportIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
It seemed like a normal day until you listened to the voice message from your friend. It sounded urgent and like their life was in danger. They wanted to meet you at this club. You tried to call them back to find out more, but nobody answered. You started to worry and fear the worst, but you plucked up your courage. You just wished there still was Neon Hope by Francesco Grothe and Dominik Schönleben from Hopeful Games with illustrations from Robert Herzig and Consuelo Pecchenino.Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/02/15/neon-hope-saturday-review/Useful LinksNeon Hope: https://neonhopegame.com/Rulebook: https://neonhopegame.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NEON-HOPE-Quickstart-Rules-A5-digital-V1.1.1.pdfKickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hopefulgames/neon-hope-cyberpunk-meets-solarpunkHopeful Games: https://hopeful-games.com/BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/421246/neon-hopeAdventure Games: The Dungeon review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/06/25/adventure-games-the-dungeon-saturday-review/Pandemic review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2020/01/18/pandemic-saturday-review/MusicIntro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/)Music: "Cityscape" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comMusic: "District" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comMusic: "Megacity" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.comIf you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below:Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblogKo-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlogWebsite: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
Listen & Share: https://www.gonnageek.com/show/on-the-bubble/After 4 season's ranging from 22 to 23 episodes, 'Person of Interest' fans became aware in the first half of 2015 that CBS had only put in an order for 13 episodes for the show's upcoming 5th Season. This launched a massive fan effort featuring Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Blogging and Podcasting initiatives to get the show a full season run for Season 5, at minimum. #13isnotenoughEpisode Resources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839578/https://sciencefiction.com/2015/05/12/fans-person-of-interest-campaign-full-series-order/https://www.change.org/p/save-person-of-interest?fbclid=IwY2xjawIXqFhleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHR_I-uLxxCq8iaLCXOWsZ8f7po0fvOJgly2V7kRxF_J6cWhy1rPcg2Dc8g_aem_ap_LUXQs6mykNjZ6x91CGgPOISuit YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53BC5znS3NMIntro Soundscape ('Lonesome' by AShamaluevMusic): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBLYHNv7C4Q&list=PLQQHEdexmxUEPsnOwtIyHMgZUfBc_uVsE&index=5....Find more On The Bubble podcast episodes, plus reach out to the show directly over at https://www.JCALdigital.org/otb
We were on a road trip. As our car was eating the miles, our journals and scrapbooks were filling up with photos, postcards and other souvenirs that would later remind us of the wonderful time we had. We were exploring towering peaks and massive canyons as we were making our way through this amazing desert, always being mindful of hazards. We loved every moment as we traversed Death Valley: Highs & Lows by Kevin Ellenburg from Button Shy with illustrations from Fachri Maulana. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/02/01/death-valley-highs-lows-saturday-review/ Useful Links Death Valley: Highs & Lows: https://buttonshygames.com/products/death-valley-highs-and-lows-uk-only Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/288007/official-rules-button-shy Button Shy: https://buttonshygames.com/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/402453/death-valley-highs-and-lows Music Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Walking" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
Feudal Japan is in turmoil. The collapse of the ancient authority of the Ashikaga Shogunate has plunged the country into a brutal civil war, known to history as the Sengoku Jidai. Clans clash in a relentless struggle for power and prestige. Now it is your turn to enter this bloody conflict as a great warrior. This is Senjutsu: Battle for Japan by Paul D. Allen and James Faulkner from Lucky Duck Games with illustrations from Imad Awan and Raben White. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2025/01/25/senjutsu-battle-for-japan-saturday-review/ Useful Links Senjutsu: Battle for Japan: https://luckyduckgames.com/en/games/457-senjutsu-battle-for-japan Rulebook: https://cdn.1j1ju.com/medias/42/0d/4a-senjutsu-battle-for-japan-rulebook.pdf FAQs: https://www.stoneswordgames.com/_files/ugd/3cf294_abce73a0327e4b03b59dd84f1c0897b0.pdf Lucky Duck Games: https://luckyduckgames.com/en BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/343900/senjutsu-battle-for-japan Games Workshop: https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/home Warhammer Underworlds: https://www.warhammer.com/en-GB/WarhammerUnderworlds-AoS-OtherGames-FLP Music Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music by BensoundLicense code: XEIX6AY2E5AOGZOR Music: "Legend" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
The Age of Inception is all but over. People are starting to forget the stories that were passed down. Tabuhl's Tail, a sign of things to come, will soon return. While our memories fade, that most ancient of omens is ready to lighten the night sky once again. It is time for a few of us, whose memories are more vivid, to get ready for a new age, when Tabuhl's Tail returns and reigns supreme in Vrahode: Age of Prophecy by Jeffrey Irving from Weathervane Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/09/28/vrahode-age-of-prophecy-saturday-review/ Useful Links Vrahode: Age of Prophecy: https://www.vrahode.com/ Rulebook: https://www.vrahode.com/_files/ugd/d7f5fc_bff3f9371008454da014e604872f569c.pdf Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/weathervanegames/vrahode-age-of-prophecy Weathervane Games: https://www.weathervanegames.com/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/412436/vrahode-age-of-prophecy Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Cinematic Trailer" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Area 18" by Sascha EndeWebsite: https://filmmusic.io/en/song/10436-area-18 If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/
It is always a pleasure to arrive by train at Birmingham International train station, which not only gives you access to West Midland's main airport, but also to the amazing NEC. It is in this huge exhibition complex that the UK's largest hobby games convention takes place every year. The event welcomes tens of thousands of visitors over three days who explore the three main halls of the NEC as well as a number of rooms in the nearby Hilton Metropole Hotel. You will have guessed it. It is, of course, UK Games Expo 2024. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/06/15/uk-games-expo-2024-saturday-review/ Useful Links UK Games Expo: https://www.ukgamesexpo.co.uk/ UK Games Expo 2018 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2018/06/08/uk-games-expo-2018/ Essen 2019 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2019/10/12/essen-spiel-2019-most-wanted-saturday-review/ SUDC UK: https://sudc.org.uk/ Williams Montessori School Foundation: https://www.facebook.com/p/John-William-Montessori-school-100064321020329/ Bear's Army: https://www.kidney.org.uk/blog/bears-story Play Test UK: http://www.playtest.co.uk/ Express CIC: https://www.expresscic.org.uk/ The Giant Brain: https://giantbrain.co.uk/ Gavin Jones: https://keep-up-with-the-jones-family.com/meet-family/ Punchboard: https://punchboard.co.uk/ Library Labyrinth: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/26/library-labyrinth-saturday-review/ Atikin Games: https://atikingames.com/ Bright Eye Games: https://www.brighteyegames.com/ Make My Game Travel translation services: https://makemygametravel.com/ Hachette UK: https://www.hachetteboardgames.co.uk/ Dina Said So: https://www.dinasaidsostudio.com/ Push D6: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/400372/push-d6 Lirius Games: https://liriusgames.com/en-uk Berlin Brettspiel Con 2023 review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/22/berlin-brettspiel-con-2023-saturday-review/ Huff No More: https://www.instagram.com/huffnomore Scout review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/07/02/scout-saturday-review/ Roland MacDonald: https://rolandsrevenge.com/ BoardGameWire: https://boardgamewire.com/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Corporate Motivation" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Welcome, adventurer. You are about to embark on a very unique dungeon crawl. Sharpen your pencil and be brave. You are about to face an almost endless cave system stuffed to the brim with coins, treasure chests, spiders' webs, enemies and even the odd portal. So off you go, brave fellow, and descend the stairs into the amazing Paper App Dungeon by Tom Brinton from Lucky Duck Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/05/18/paper-app-dungeon-saturday-review/ Useful Links Paper App Dungeon: https://luckyduckgames.com/en/games/749-paper-app-dungeon Rulebook: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XvvW4e0-MeePAfPu0Y-FeUHe9V_ufwMNX3GaI0uVBPE/edit Lucky Duck Games: https://luckyduckgames.com/en BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329613/paper-app-dungeon Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Darkness" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Destination" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
I grew up at a time when "cowboys and Indians" were a popular topic in literature. Westerns, spaghetti or otherwise, were on television pretty much all the time. Similarly, Kung Fu films were regularly shown on the small screen. The jungles of India also often featured heavily. Board games often followed the same trend and portrayed these seemingly exotic and alluring themes and settings that appealed to children of my age. Yet, much of what was created was clearly guilty of cultural appropriation. So in this article, I want to look at the trend in our hobby specifically. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/04/30/exotic-games-cultural-appropriation-in-board-games-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Winnetou game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29236/winnetou Karl May Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_May Ticket to Ride: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Calmness" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Fero City: a bustling metropolis that has become a battleground. There was little time to evacuate the millions of inhabitants before a horde of supervillains descended and started pulverizing iconic landmarks. Most people fled, but many had no chance. Now you have to get them out of there before it's too late and before the arrival of the worst supervillain of them all: Bad Trevor by Mark Hurdle from Fist Bump Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/03/16/bad-trevor-saturday-review/ Useful Links Bad Trevor: https://badtrevor.com/ Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/markhurdle/bad-trevor BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/415081/bad-trevor Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Valor" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Epic Intro 2018 by Sascha EndeFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/3002-epic-intro-2018License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
This spring I'm releasing bonus episodes of The Take Home. No new lectures on leadership, instead I'm sharing the amazing podcasts created by the students in my Leadership for Sport Professionals class. Today's bonus episode features "Evolution of Leadership Through Experiences" produced and created by Kai Tinker, Emily Hayes, and Creston King IV. In the podcast, they interview Matt Muehlebach, the Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Genius Avenue and 5Lights, LLC. Matt is a former University of Arizona Basketball player during which time helped the team to a Pac 10 championship while earning Academic All-American honors. During the interview they discuss the Hill Model for Team Leadership and the importance of Followership. Matt highlights why great leaders must understand their roles and know when it's time to move to the back of the pack and when it's time to let others take the lead. Recognizing and describing why self-awareness is a key, Matt shares great stories about his former Arizona Wildcat teammates, Steve Kerr and Sean Elliot, as exemplars about why "the best" are self-aware before anything else. Ultimately, if you want to be respected as a leader, Matt says you need to be trusted - and being competent is a great place to start! This is a lively conversation, filled with great stories; enjoy! The music for the episode, Overland, was created by AShamaluevMusic.
I keep hearing people talk about replayability in board games. I've talked about the topic a few times in the past. I've also clarified the difference between variability and replayability. However, as the topic keeps popping up from time to time, I thought I'd share some more of my thoughts. After all, I think replayability is an important criterion when it comes to buying board games. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/20/repeatable-replay-the-importance-of-replayability-of-board-games-topic-discussion/ Useful Links Repeated Replayability – another look at games' longterm interest article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/12/05/repeated-replayability-another-look-at-games-longterm-interest-topic-discussion/ Variable replayability article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/02/15/variable-replayability-topic-discussion/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Around" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Dave Photoz on Unsplash) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
The mountains provided great vantage points for both sides. We could easily see what the enemy was doing, but so could they. Providing air support was going to be impossible because of the terrain, but we were still considering paradrops to get troops far into the enemy's territory. It would all come down to tactics, because we had only been given General Orders: World War II by Trevor Benjamin and David Thompson from Osprey Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/17/general-orders-world-war-ii-saturday-review/ Useful Links General Orders: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/general-orders-world-war-ii-9781472859860/ Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/262684/general-orders-world-war-ii-rulebook Osprey Games: https://www.ospreypublishing.com/uk/osprey-games/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/381435/general-orders-world-war-ii Undaunted: Normandy review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2022/07/23/undaunted-normandy-saturday-review/ Village Rails review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/03/11/village-rails-saturday-review/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2024 BBC Music: "Heroes" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Hope" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Valiant" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
I know it's not true for everyone and playing games by yourself is certainly something a lot of people really enjoy, but for me, playing board games with friends or family is very important. I always look forward to the next time I meet friends, be it online or in person, for game night. I get really excited when my wife or daughter says that they want to play board games with me. I always think carefully about what games to take when we go and meet family and it's wonderful that they enjoy the hobby almost as much as I do. In this article, I want to look at this a little closer. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/13/friends-with-games-how-important-game-nights-are-topic-discussion/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Source" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Legacy" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo courtesy of Scott Lowe-James) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
The Women's Suffrage Movement in the US started small, very small in fact, in a tiny hamlet in New York State. Over time, it spread from state to state across the whole country as its following grew. Their fight for equal rights culminated in the ratification of the 19th Amendment after a seventy-year battle. However, while this monumental achievement was a vital step, it did not guarantee every woman access to the ballot. The story continues to this day across the globe and the fight is still fought to achieve Votes for Women by Tory Brown from Fort Circle Games. Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/02/10/votes-for-women-digital-eyes/ Useful Links Votes for Women: https://www.fortcircle.com/games/ Rulebook: https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/247880/rules-game Fort Circle Games: https://www.fortcircle.com/ BGG listing: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311900/votes-women Votes for Women on Rally the Troops: https://www.rally-the-troops.com/votes-for-women Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Wounded Heart" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Memorials" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Wonder" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo courtesy of Fort Circle Games) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Let's be honest. Most of us in the hobby buy games that we play once or twice or in rare cases, three or four times. In fact, the term "shelf of shame" is a thing, describing games that people have bought but not yet played. The thing is, these games sit there unplayed for months on end and may never see the welcome sight of a table, let alone a board game table. So in this article, I want to look at this a bit further and investigate why we don't play the same games more than a handful of times. Read the full article here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/01/09/single-use-games-the-board-game-hobbys-throw-away-attitude-topic-discussion/ Useful Links BG Stats app: https://www.bgstatsapp.com/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Music: "Pleasure" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Walking" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ (Photo by Brendan Church on Unsplash) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Announcing the annual Top Table Award is always a pleasure and an honour at the same time. Choosing and deciding the order of the top 5 games I reviewed in 2023 is never easy. There usually isn't much between the games and they are all great for their own reasons. So, irrespective of which one won the coveted award, all of the games are worth a closer look. Here goes... Read the full review here: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2024/01/06/top-5-games-of-and-i-reviewed-in-2023-saturday-review/ Useful Links Mycelia review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/08/26/mycelia-saturday-review/ Opening Gambit article: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/08/15/opening-gambit-where-to-begin-in-the-modern-hobby-topic-discussion/ Beyond Solitaire: https://www.beyondsolitaire.net/ Cardboard Edison: https://cardboardedison.com/ Spiel des Jahres award winners and nominees 2023: https://www.spiel-des-jahres.de/en/award-winners-2023/ Next Station: London review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/06/17/next-station-london-saturday-review/ Taiwan Night Market review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/12/02/taiwan-night-market-saturday-review/ Akropolis review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/09/09/akropolis-saturday-review/ Sea Salt & Paper review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/07/08/sea-salt-paper-saturday-review/ Enemy Anemone review: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/2023/10/14/enemy-anemone-saturday-review/ Intro Music: Bomber (Sting) by Riot (https://www.youtube.com/audiolibrary/) Sound Effects: bbc.co.uk – © copyright 2024 BBC Music: "Corporate Documentary" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Corporate Motivation" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Corporate Ambient" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com Music: "Corporation" by AShamaluevMusic.Website: https://www.ashamaluevmusic.com If you want to support this podcast financially, please check out the links below: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopgamesblog Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/TabletopGamesBlog Website: https://tabletopgamesblog.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopgamesblog/message
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3L6i4WN - Markets are calm ahead of today's US August Nonfarm Payrolls report which is expected to show continuous job gains in the US economy. In today's podcast we discuss the positive week in global equities led by technology stocks, potential turnaround in the US fiscal impulse, galloping prices on rice and orange juice, and a stronger Chinese yuan as recent policy moves have strengthened the currency. Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3L3q2zG - Momentum in equities is extending as 'peak rates' narrative gets stronger amid weakening macro data suggesting that tighter monetary policies are beginning to have an impact on the economy. We expect the ECB to go into a hawkish pause mode on policy rates and this thinking has got the market to bid up EURUSD in recent trading days. Momentum in gold is also responding well in recent weeks to the 'peak narrative' and elsewhere in commodities cocoa futures are approaching their highest price since early 2011. We also touch on earnings from Salesforce and UBS. Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3L3UV7k - Bad news was good news yesterday as significantly weaker than estimated US August consumer confidence and July JOLTS jobs opening pushed the US 10-year yield lower lifting equities, and especially the cyclical sectors such as semiconductors and carmakers. In currencies, the AUD is seeing the strongest bid and in commodity markets crude oil is still supported by tight markets. Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3QYEMnq - Risk-on sentiment continues this morning with a strong Chinese equity session seeing Hang Seng futures rallying 2%. We discuss the new positive sentiment on Chinese equities, but also the ongoing risks to the Chinese economy. We also talk about the recent headwinds for the USD and positioning in industrials metals. Finally, we cover the 3M lawsuit settlement over defective earplugs to the US military and the upcoming earnings today from HP and NIO. This and more on today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/hjv27 - Jackson Hole delivers nothing that changes the outlook leading to muted reactions across various markets except for a collapse in implied equity volatility (VIX). Chinese regulators have lowered trading costs today causing a rally in Chinese equities with Hang Seng futures up 1% after being up as much as 3.2% as the market has its eyes on the Chinese shadow banking system. In currencies speculative short positions on the USD are being reduced and in commodities we still observe broad-based selling due to worries over China. We also discuss the rising refinery margins on gasoline and diesel impacting costs of transportation. This and more on today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3P9KAsU - Today we look at the market turning tail badly yesterday and posting a bearish reversal after a gap opening higher. The action was sympathetic with the massive deflation in NVDA options premium as the gap higher in that company's stock on the company's results was entirely erased during yesterday's session. Elsewhere, we look at the USD resurgent ahead of a speech from Fed Chair Powell at Jackson Hole, with ECB President Lagarde also set to peak. In fixed income, we note the continued elevation at the short end of the US treasury yield curve suggesting the market has priced in a higher-for-longer policy stance from the Fed. We note as well that today is the first day for major internet companies to face the EU's new Digital Services Act, with possibly huge implications. This and more on today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Althea Spinozzi on fixed income and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3ORhX22 - Today we look at Nvidia's results smashing everything in sight on results and guidance and offer some thoughts on what we missed in waxing so skeptical in yesterday's podcast, while still posing a few questions on whether its trajectory is sustainable. We also note the very weak Eurozone and UK PMI data, which helped engineer a steep slide in global yields and whipsawed currency markets. In commodities, the focus is on the resurgence in silver and the collapse in gas prices and surge in uranium prices. This and more on today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Ole Hansen on commodities and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3YNlKCd - Today we look at the wild swings in Nvidia shares ahead of that important company's earnings report after the close today, with much at stake as the company has a very high bar to clear in terms of results and guidance, given the share price. We take a look at some of the largest likely buyers of Nvidia and why their capital expenditures have not expanded in line with the expected surge in Nvidia revenues. Elsewhere, we continue to discuss what the Fed will hint at in this Friday's Jackson Hole speech from Fed Chair Powell. In commodities, we focus on copper and oil. This and more in today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Ole Hansen on commodities and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/45C8m63 - Today we look at the strong resurgence in US equities yesterday, particularly in the most popular speculative names like Tesla and Nvidia, which jumped over 8% yesterday, trading close to the cycle highs just ahead of its earnings report after the close tomorrow. The strong resurgence unfolded despite US yields rising sharply, with the 10- and 30-year yields posting new 15-year and 12-year highs, respectively. We look at key upcoming Treasury auctions and what the Fed's Jackson Hole conference on Friday and into the weekend may be set to deliver in terms of policy hints. This and more in today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Althea Spinozzi on fixed income and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3P5e62S Today, we look at the start to a new week as China disappoints once again on soft-pedaling its approach to stimulus, weighing on risk sentiment in Asia. We also wrap up last week's rather dire action in the US and other equity markets as rising yields continue to pressure valuations. The week ahead features the biggest AI name of them all as Nvidia reports on Wednesday after the market close. On the macro data front we'll have a look at preliminary August PMI's incoming on Wednesday, while the bigger focus rolls into view with the Fed's Jackson Hole symposium up on Friday and into the weekend. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/epMS6 - Risk-off sentiment continues in markets as worries over the Chinese economy intensify with the latest news being that Chinese property developer Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. The Chinese shadow banking system is likely galloping towards a significant restructuring event. In addition to Chinese weakness big moves in the long end of the US yield curve are also putting pressure on risky assets. We also talk about Nvidia's earnings next and the negative sentiment across commodity markets. In today's On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/diEK5 - The weakness in equities continues with China's economic uncertainty being one driver and the FOMC Minutes yesterday another driver as they showed that the Fed still views inflation risks to be high and that rates will stay higher for longer. We also cover the ugly 20-year JGB auction that together with the FOMC Minutes took interest rates higher globally. In commodities we focus on copper and the general outflows in ETFs tracking commodities. Finally, we discuss terrible first-half results from European payment company Adyen and Orsted price momentum that is looking very ugly together with the rest of the green transformation segment. In today's On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities, Ole S. Hansen on commodities and Althea Spinozzi on fixed-income. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/flR34 - Significant risk-off session yesterday with S&P 500 futures taking out the trading ranges of the prior two trading sessions as Fitch warned of US banking downgrade including JPMorgan Chase and strong US retail sales lifted bets for one more US rate hike. But outside US equity markets focus is increasingly on China with another company missing payments and worries over the shadow banking system in China. In commodities we talk about weak crude oil causing energy stocks to be the worst performers yesterday and gold that did not like the US retail sales report. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/uJUW4 - Equities rebounded yesterday with Nvidia shares leading the rebound, but equity futures are already turning around again with more weakness coming out of China forcing the PBoC to cut several key monetary policy rates. Today we highlight inflation linkers in the US and also talk about the biggest outflow in ultra long-term US Treasuries in over a year. On commodities we talk about bids in copper despite Chinese weakness, gold weakness as real yields are increasing, and finally how grains futures have reacted to yesterday's US crops condition report. We also touch on Home Depot earnings expected to be released before the US market opens. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities, Ole S. Hansen on commodities, and Althea Spinozzi on fixed-income. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/dqNTY - Equity markets ended last week on a weak footing which has continued this Monday as Country Garden, China's largest real estate developer, missed coupons on some of its high-yielding investment products setting off fresh nervousness among investors. Speculators have cut positions in USD but increased their short positions on bonds highlighting that investors are betting on higher interest rates across the entire curve. In commodities traders are shredding exposure in metals and agriculture while holding on to their long positions in energy on the recent move higher. On equities, we cover Exor's new 15% stake in Philips, Nvidia's weakness on Friday, and the new bid for a takeover of US Steel. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/ejmuO - Yesterday's US July CPI report was a non-event for the market. We discuss how the more stickier part of the inflation basket remains elevated and well above the Fed's inflation target of 2%. We also discuss equity returns during stagflation, which is our new big macro call, and what it means for equity sector returns. The high short-term bond yields continue to act as headwinds for gold and wheat is struggling to find bids looking for the WASDE report for direction. Finally, we talk about a major acquisition in the US luxury industry, Alibaba's strong Q2 results, and ending on talking about next week's earnings releases. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/inqJ8 - The AI rally with Nvidia at its center is showing cracks with our bubble stocks basket down 13% this month and Nvidia shares breaking down technically yesterday. In today's episode we have also invited our Chief Investment Officer Steen Jakobsen to talk in more details about his big call that the economy will enter a stagflation light environment. We also touch on today's US July CPI report and what it means for bonds, the big move yesterday in natural gas due potential Australian LNG supply risks and finally we talk earnings from Novo Nordisk, Siemens, and Disney. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities, Steen Jakobsen on macro, and Althea Spinozzi on fixed-income. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/lzC57 - Today we discuss the possibility of stagflation in the years to come as our Chief Investment Officer Steen Jacobsen laid out the arguments for why such a scenario could play out. In daily grind of financial markets we discuss tomorrow's US July CPI report which is expecting to see another month of core CPI at 0.2% m/m. If US inflation continues to ease it could mark the peak in the Fed Funds Rate and accelerate bets on rate cuts next year. We also discuss the troubles at WeWork, oil markets, Novo Nordisk's 17% rally yesterday on good Wegocy trial data on heart risk, and the clarification from the Italian government on the new extra bank tax. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities and Ole S. Hansen on commodities. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/hnrHW - Risk-off sentiment is coming back into markets today after disappointing July export figures from China confirming the weakness in the global manufacturing sector and risks to the global economy in the later part of the year. Equity futures are headed lower but in a bigger context still not showing signs of an incoming recession, so the direction in the bond market will be crucial to watch in the coming weeks and months, and especially given the recent curve steepening in US Treasuries. Commodities have lately been doing well due to tight supplies across many key commodities including oil, but some weakness has arrived on the back of disappointing demand linked to China's lack of economic momentum. With the market now pricing six Fed rate cuts by January 2025 we expect gold to come back into focus in the coming months. Finally, we talk about the surprise extra tax on Italian banks, Glencore's whopping 50% decline in EBITDA, and Palantir's positive revenue outlook last night. On today's podcast are Peter Garnry on equities, Ole S. Hansen on commodities, and Althea Spinozzi on fixed-income. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Slide: https://bit.ly/450p3Ia - In this Special Edition podcast, Saxo head of commodity strategy Ole Hansen takes us on a deep dive into the energy markets, with a rundown of supply and demand drivers, how balanced the market is these days, what the forward curve for oil tells us about the market, why refined products are as important to follow as crude oil itself, ways to trade the energy markets and much more. John J. Hardy hosts. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3OwkuA1 - Today we discuss the FOMC meeting, which brought the expected data dependency and a complete lack of new guidance, which has allowed the US dollar to continue lower as the VIX pushes back at the cycle lows. Meta reported strong results after the close, helping to take US S&P 500 futures to new highs for the cycle. We look forward to the ECB meeting today and wonder whether Lagarde and company have already pre-empted any ability to surprise with the recent shift to less hawkish rhetoric. The Bank of Japan, meanwhile, can only surprise the market as we are all quite uncertain on their course of action from here. In upcoming earnings, we spotlight Intel and note important inflation data up tomorrow on the macro calendar. Today's pod is hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/44C0Yrk - Today features Saxo CIO Steen Jakobsen as we discuss the break higher in commodities that will likely eventually challenge the assumption of ongoing disinflation. We also ponder what today's FOMC meeting will bring relative to market expectations, and more importantly what the Fed is trying to accomplish as this cycle plays out into an eventual recession. We also look at the woes Europe faces here and the impossible task for the ECB. This and more on today's pod, which is hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3rDYt9n - Today we look at incoming data and how it will impact the yield curve, suspecting that weak data and the key Friday US PCE inflation release will see the market marking the forward Fed expectations lower, seeing this week's Fed rate hike as the last for the cycle, even if tomorrow's FOMC meeting will likely see the Fed maintaining optionality for the possibility of another hike. The ECB is certainly set for a more dovish turn, and we eye EURJPY downside risks in coming months. In earnings, we note the incoming semi-annual report from LVMH today and Google and Microsoft after the US close. This and more on today's pod, which features Althea Spinozzi on fixed income and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3DtRVwN - Today we wrap up last week's action and note that the market could be in for some consolidation after the recent blistering run higher, with key themes in focus, especially AI after NVDA posted an ugly week and Microsoft backed out all of its share gains from the Copilot AI story last week. It reports tomorrow, as does the luxury giant LVMH after luxury stocks posted an ugly week. Elsewhere, Germany's horrific initial July Manufacturing PMI print of 38.8 begs the question on why the ECB is even hiking this week. We can likely expect even more dovish shift from Lagarde and company as growth woes dominate the focus. A EURUSD reversal risk in in play this week if 1.1000 fails. This and more on today's pod, hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/44WWADd - Today we look at the ugly break lower in the US equity market after the Tesla and Netflix earnings spoiled the party, with a snappy move higher in treasury yields possibly adding to the negative tilt in sentiment. We look at the technical implications of yesterday's break in the rally and note that the status of the US dollar bear market is suddenly in play as well after yesterday's punchy rally and the spike in yields. All of this with a critical week ahead as the FOMC, ECB and Bank of Japan lined up for next week. Today's pod features Kim Cramer Larsson on technical analysis, Althea Spinozzi on fixed income and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/44VbCcD - US equities tested new highs yesterday but closed mixed, with Tesla and especially Netflix earnings after the close chilling risk sentiment, with focus on Netflix's weak guidance and concerns for Tesla centered on the margin story as Musk forecast further price cuts on Tesla's cars, with fewer details than hoped on the Cybertruck. Elsewhere, we have a look at the strong euro versus weak JPY and CNH and wonder whether the ECB's recent dovish turn is prompted from the currency angle. This and more on today's pod, which is hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/44NGKKU - US equities ripped to new highs for the cycle as financials got a boost from more banks and financial services companies reporting, led by a huge advance in Charles Schwab on a strong earnings beat and guidance. But Microsoft stole the limelight, adding $150 billion in market cap in announcing the pricing for its new AI tools. Elsewhere, sterling was walloped by a softer than expected CPI report - does this spell the end of sterling's strong performance after a remarkable first half of the year? Today's pod features a run-through of the technical analysis outlook for key stocks, indices and gold with our technical analyst Kim Cramer Larsson. Hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3XYOzeo - US equities closed at new cycle highs yesterday as financials recovered sharply after the prior day's sell-off. The first two major US regional banks are set to report earnings today. Elsewhere, commodities prices suffered a drawdown as China-linked sentiment remains soft. In the earnings overview, we wonder whether Tesla's earnings report could inject some volatility into the very complacent backdrop, as the calm ironically increases market fragility and risk to any news that doesn't fit with the narrative. This and much more in today's pod, which is hosted by John J. Hardy. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/3pZ7bhT - The equity market was unable to hold an extension of the steep rally on Friday, with financials leading the intrasession selling. Strong results from JP Morgan and Wells Fargo saw those shares gapping strongly higher on the open, but generally selling off thereafter. In FX, the USD backed up after a strong US University of Michigan sentiment report for July that boosted yields, but last week on balance saw a firm break lower in the USD's fortunes. In commodities, we focus on crude oil and the divergent and volatile grains markets. We also look at the week ahead in earning and macro risks and more. Today's pod features Ole Hansen on commodities with John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://bit.ly/44n5rhj - The equity market rallied continued apace yesterday, encouraged by a drop in treasury yields all along the curve and benign US PPI data. Earnings season kicks off in earnest today and gathers pace next week - can companies deliver after the aggressive expansion of multiples over the last three months? In FX, we note that in trade-weighted terms, the Euro is at all time high (nominal effective terms according to ECB measure). We also note the rising anticipation that the Bank of Japan may have to tweak policy at its meeting in two weeks. Commodities have also been rocked by developments, where today we focus on crude oil, copper and silver. Today's pod features Ole Hansen on commodities with John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic
Link to slide deck: https://shorturl.at/hyW13 - Equities got the best of all worlds yesterday with US June inflation figures surprising to the downside painting a perfect picture of lower inflation, higher real disposable income, and no landing in the global economy (maybe even an acceleration?) leading to a US yield curve steepening with long bond yields declining. With animal spirits already running high this new setup took US equities to new highs for the cycle and the highest close in 15 months. We also cover the moves across other asset classes as the USD fell sharply and gold and silver rallied hard. This and more on today's pod, which features Peter Garnry on equities, Ole S Hansen on commodities and John J. Hardy hosting and on FX. Read daily in-depth market updates from the Saxo Market Call and SaxoStrats Market Strategy Team here. Click here to open an account with Saxo - Intro and outro music by AShamaluevMusic