No fewer than 11 global central bankers are jostling for attention from the world’s media today. The message from all this central bank babble is likely to be confusion. We are close to monetary policy turning points, in the middle of structural upheaval, with data which is less reliable. In such circumstances, there is a risk that gut instinct and pre-conce ... Show More
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Navigating macroeconomic & geopolitical risks with Jordan Brooks, AQR Capital Management
Jordan Brooks serves as Principal and Co-Head of the Macro Strategies Group at AQR Capital Management. With no shortage of macroeconomic and geopolitical risks out there for investors to consider, Jordan explains what is top of mind for his team at AQR, and shares guidance when i ... Show More
15m 4s
Jul 8
Top of the Morning: Emerging Markets - Investing in Brazil
A look at the investment case for Brazil, and why the environment of today differs from that of the past. We also discuss the implications of a weaker US dollar, global trade tensions, and the direction monetary policy to Brazilian assets. Plus, an overview of risk considerations ... Show More
9m 53s
Mar 2023
The Huge Significance of Small Banks
Torsten Slok had been firmly in the “no landing” camp of economists. More positive than a “soft landing,” its adherents say the Federal Reserve will tame inflation without triggering a recession at all. But for Slok, chief economist of Apollo Global Management, that all changed w ... Show More
39m 43s
Aug 2023
Hyun Song Shin on the New Financial Stability Risks
At Jackson Hole, the Kansas City Fed's annual gathering for economists and central bankers, there's a lot of focus on the short-term path of monetary policy. But, of course, the Economic Symposium is supposed to be about long-term policy frameworks. And central bankers aren't jus ... Show More
41m 19s
Sep 2021
Making monetary policy fit for today and beyond: the ECB strategy review
Our inflation objective and how price changes are measured, employment, climate change… These are just some of the topics we’ve looked at during our strategy review, the outcome of which we revealed in July.
In this episode of The ECB Podcast, our host Katie Ranger discusses the ... Show More
21m 33s
Jun 2022
Andrew Sheets: Balance Sheets Take a Back Seat
With so much going on in markets, some moves that may have been hot topics against a less chaotic backdrop, such as policy shifts towards shrinking central bank balance sheets, are hitting the back burner.
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3m 9s
Sep 2023
Central banks made bonds sell off
This week, one central bank after another made it clear that interest rates need to stay higher for longer. As a result, government bond yields rose sharply, the US dollar strengthened and equities sold off. Only the Bank of Japan remains on a different wavelength, keeping its mo ... Show More
17m 11s
Jun 2024
E&CB – Elections & Central Banks
In this week’s CIO Weekly Investment Outlook podcast, the Private Bank’s Chief Investment Officer in APAC, Stefanie Holtze-Jen, discusses softer U.S. GDP data, EU inflation and central bank signals in the U.S., EU, Japan, India and China.In the U.S., nonfarm payroll data will be ... Show More
13m 16s