Is the Fed caught between a rock and a hard place? It faces a stark choice between reducing inflation while maintaining economic growth, Blackrock Investment Institute’s Alex Brazier recently wrote a piece on our new blog series Macro Take and sits down with host Oscar Pulido to break down the issues facing supply chains.
Aug 14
269: The Biggest Themes of 2026 So Far: How AI, Geopolitics and Digital Assets Are Reshaping Portfolios
2026 market themes have been shaped by geopolitical realignment, the physical demands of artificial intelligence and changing assumptions about diversification. Across markets, investors are confronting several plausible futures rather than relying on a single base case.Host Osca ... Show More
20m 3s
Jul 31
268: AI’s latest frontiers: An Investor’s Perspective on AI, Space and Equity opportunities
AI investing continues to shape markets as artificial intelligence (AI) moves beyond software and into the physical infrastructure of the global economy. From data centers and chips to space-based compute, autonomous trucks and humanoid robotics, the AI buildout is creating new q ... Show More
24m 8s
Jul 17
267: Defense Investing in a New Era of Geopolitics, AI, and Global Security Transformation
Defense investing is rapidly moving from the margins to the center of capital markets as geopolitical fragmentation, rising global tensions, and technological innovation reshape how nations allocate resources. What was once viewed as a niche or even overlooked sector is now emerg ... Show More
18m 54s
May 2023
Is the U.S. Economy Starting to Roll Over?
Jesse Felder, the founder of Felder Investment Research, joins Maggie Lake to discuss the market's uncertain reaction to today's inflation data, why he’s taking a closer look at gold, and what he makes of the recent U.S. credit crunch.
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36m 9s
May 2025
Macro Freestyle: Trade wars, currencies and central banks
<p>Standard Chartered’s Eric Robertsen, Global Head of Research and Chief Strategist and Madhur Jha, Head of Thematic Research, examine the outlook for the US dollar, inflation, global trade flows, EM central bank policy and EM FX amid the US-led global trade war. They also ident ... Show More
19m 58s
Sep 2025
The growth-inflation tug-of-war
With the Fed lowering interest rates, and talk of similar cuts in Asia, Fred and Herald discuss how dynamics in the region differ from the US, and what the tug-of-war between growth and inflation means for Asian stock markets.For more content from HSBC Global Investment Research, ... Show More
17m 55s
Sep 2025
From geopolitics to rate cuts: What’s shaping commodities markets?
<p>In this episode, Greg Shearer, head of Base and Precious Metals Research, is joined by Natasha Kaneva, head of Global Commodities Research. Together, they dive into the key factors currently shaping commodities markets — from the evolving geopolitical landscape to the interest ... Show More
20m 35s
<p>Co-founder Piers Curran returns to the Friday show to discuss:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>US interest rate expectations - Has the market gone too far, what does an inverted yield curve imply, and why a resilient economy is actually bad news for markets!</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li> ... Show More
