Bondcast - The Rates Podcast
In this weekly podcast series, Imogen Bachra along with the NatWest Markets team of rates & markets specialists help investment professionals shape their portfolio views on fixed income, learn how the biggest themes, trends, and events affect bond performance, and get deeper insight into rates markets including the latest analysis & research from the NatWest team.
Podcasting since 2021 • 153 episodes
Bondcast - The Rates Podcast
Latest Episodes
A cut in Europe, and possible pauses in the UK and US
Following a 25 basis point cut by the European Central Bank (ECB), host Joann Spadigam is joined by Kevin Cummins and Ross Walker to dissect the nuance of central bank positions. As we enter 2025, how are markets thinking about key economic dat...
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A new French PM, future cuts by the ECB and US employment data
This week host Joann Spadigam is joined by guests Oriane Parmentier and Kevin Cummins to update on recent events shaping rates markets. All eyes, of course, are currently on France, where political turmoil is influencing spreads, while in the e...
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The Year Ahead 2025: Rates markets and the fiscal cliffhanger
In this special edition of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra is joined by Brian Daingerfield and Joann Spadigam to discuss some key themes from our Year Ahead 2025 report, an in-depth guide to what will be shaping economies and markets over the coming 12...
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US election special: what the Trump victory means for markets (8 November '24)
This week it’s a podcast crossover, as Imogen Bachra and Brian Daingerfield deliver a Bondcast-meets-Currency Exchange special. High on the agenda is what the magnitude of Donald Trump’s election victory means for currencies and policy rate dec...
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UK Budget breakdown, euro news and the Fed’s post-election mindset (1 November '24)
Join host Joann Spadigam, and guests Deepika Dayal and Ross Walker as they analyse a busy week for rates markets. In the UK, markets are processing a higher than expected set of Government borrowing needs, so what might this mean for the Bank o...
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