Jan 16

Markets look past geopolitics as risk appetite improves

Send us a textImproved equity performance due to AI and earnings. Gold and oil stabilize, but the risk of a US military action remains elevated. FX and equity volatility are low, ignoring geopolitics and the Trump-Powell spat. Japan edges closer to an actual intervention; markets ... Show More

4m 46s

Jan 15

Commodities slide as geopolitical fears ease but Wall Street slips

Send us a textGold and silver pull back from records after Trump holds off from attackingIran. Oil also tumbles, but Greenland remains a concern. Stocks mixedafter Wall Street closes in the red on disappointing bank earnings. Dollarslightly firmer, yen finds some support.Risk War ... Show More

5m 26s

Jan 14

Risk appetite remains fragile amid geopolitics and Trump rhetoric

Send us a textCommodities in the spotlight; gold and silver print fresh all-time highs. Oil climb stops, as Trump “likes the price of oil at $53 a barrel”. Dollar rally pauses; focus shifts to a busy Fedspeak and data calendar. Japanese bond yields surge, dollar/yen reaches inter ... Show More

4m 28s

Mar 2022

MM058: Russian default risk recedes & is President Xi in trouble?

In this episode, Piers and I catch up on what has been another busy week in markets where global stocks are on course for their best week since November 2020. We catch-up on the latest news on Ukraine, where reports midweek suggested Ukraine and Russia have made sign ... Show More

1h 7m

Jun 2022

MM070: Biggest Fed rate hike since 1994. But are they making a mistake?

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022 We discuss the market fa ... Show More

37m 7s

Sep 2023

The strong US dollar gets stronger

The US dollar has been on a tear, just reaching a six-month high. It might be a sign investors and traders are getting used to the idea that US interest rates will be “higher for longer.” Today on the show, we look at the greenback’s continuing strength and try to understand h ... Show More

13m 19s

May 2018

Euro Weakness vs. Dollar Strength with Rosenberg

Jeff Rosenberg, BlackRock Chief Fixed Income Strategist, says his EM view has changed quite a bit in the past few months.Stefan Selig, BridgePark Advisors Managing Partner & Former Under-Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, says it makes no sense to think of our trade d ... Show More

35m 25s

Aug 2023

US bond yields rose to their highest since 2007

Higher bond yields in developed markets are spooking equity markets, but some on the bond side see the higher yields as too attractive to miss out on. Services prices in Japan rose at the fastest annual rate since 1993. China is pushing hard against a weaker yuan. Bitcoin drop ... Show More

12m 44s

Feb 2023

There's No Bull Case For Risk Assets

On today's episode of The Macro Trading Floor, Alfonso & Andreas walk through the biggest stories of the week and discuss everyone's most asked question right now, hard landing, soft landing or no landing? As the U.S housing market drops the most since 2008, will the economy be a ... Show More

37m 50s

Sep 2023

Economic stimulus from China boosts equities

After US labour market data drove up stock prices on Friday, today it is China and its government's measures intended to prop up its ailing economy that are driving market sentiment. In commodities, oil prices are trading at levels last seen in November on fears over supply cu ... Show More

10m 18s

Sep 2022

Andrew Sheets: The State of Play in Markets Globally

There has been a lot of market movement in recent months, so as we exit the summer, what are the market stories and valuations that investors should be aware of? -----Transcript----- Welcome to Thoughts on the Market. I'm Andrew Sheets, Chief ... Show More

3m 26s

Biden and McCarthy agree to raise US deb...