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.
Oct 16
275: How Geopolitics Is Redefining Defense, Energy, Technology and Global Markets
Geopolitical tensions are increasingly reshaping the global economy. Defense spending is rising, energy security has returned to the policy agenda, and competition over artificial intelligence and critical technologies is becoming an increasingly important part of national securi ... Show More
26m 39s
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
