NatWest Commercial and Institutional

In this episode of the Weekly Watch, Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs sheds light on how the US jobs reports could affect the taper timeline the NatWest Markets team set out last month. Imogen Bachra, European Rates Strategist joins for closer look at the latest European Central Bank meeting.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can watch our latest episodes as soon as they’re available – a...

How will the spread of the Delta variant affect consumer spending? Will waning fiscal support mean growth runs off a cliff? In this episode of 4 Qs for Q4, Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs is joined by Ross Walker, Giovanni Zanni and Kevin Cummins for a discussion on the delicate interplay between coronavirus, consumption, and fiscal policy – and the implications for global growth and mark...

How will the Fed’s thinking on inflation and monetary policy evolve and what does that mean for bond markets and currencies? Where do we see the US dollar heading for the rest of the year and how will that affect risk markets? In this episode of 4 Qs for Q4, European Rates Strategist Imogen Bachra joins John Briggs, Kevin Cummins, Brian Daingerfield, and Alvaro Vivanco take a closer look at the pa...

Inflation is picking up almost everywhere – where do we think price pressure will endure and where will it pass? From supply chains to fixed income, where are markets underestimating inflation risk? In this episode of 4 Qs for Q4, Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs is joined by Ross Walker, Theo Chapsalis, and Giles Gale for a closer look at whether the pandemic charted a new long-term cours...

How will China’s slowdown and the changing growth dynamic affect the global economic recovery longer term? What does Delta-driven divergence look like across emerging market assets? And how will supply chain & trade pressures affect the outlook for commodities and global currencies? In this episode of 4 Qs for Q4, European Rates Strategist Imogen Bachra joins Peiqian Liu, Galvin Chia, Paul Rob...

Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs outlines the trends to watch in the days ahead and Chief Euro Area Economist Giovanni Zanni gives his take on the growth outlook for Europe.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re available.  NB: This was recorded on 2 September 2021. For any terms used please refer to this glossary:  https://ci.natwest.com/...

Central banks, rates and policy expectations: This month we discuss why might cause central banks to not hike interest rates? And what are the risks to policy expectations?  In this series, our FX Market Strategist and sales team discuss a range of topics affecting the FX landscape, bringing their unique perspective as well as their experiences of working with UK customers.    Host: Duncan Maccabe...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Giles Gale for Europe and John Briggs for the US – discuss shifting ECB views in the run up to next week’s meeting and the likely impact of forthcoming US jobs...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Theo Chapsalis for the UK, Giles Gale for Europe, and Jan Nevruzi for the US – discuss the US fiscal outlook and debt ceiling season, the right time to turn bea...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Chief China Economist Peiqian Liu discuss China’s economic outlook and what the country’s regulatory clampdown on the technology sector means for markets.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re available – and hit the ‘lik...

 Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Paul Robson Head of G10 FX Strategy for EMEA digest the latest UK economic data and discuss what it means for Sterling and other safe haven currencies longer term.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re available – and hi...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Theo Chapsalis for the UK and Jan Nevruzi for the US – discuss the upcoming Jackson Hole symposium, the latest UK inflation & labour data, and German electi...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Brian Daingerfield, Head of G10 FX Strategy for the Americas take a closer look at how US inflation & employment trends could affect the trajectory for monetary policy tightening and the outlook for global currencies, rates, and risk assets. Remember to hit ‘subscribe...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Theo Chapsalis for the UK, Giles Gale for Europe, and John Briggs for the US – discusses the latest inflation & jobs data out of the US, and recent shifts i...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, John Briggs steps in for Imogen Bachra, and along with the NatWest Markets team of strategists – Theo Chapsalis for the UK, Giles Gale for Europe, and Jan Nevruzi for the US – dives into the Bank of England’s quantitati...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Ross Walker, Co-Head of Global Economics and Chief UK Economist take a closer look what the bank’s August monetary policy report means for our outlook and for markets.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re available – and...

In this special episode of On Point, James Close, Head of Climate Change at NatWest joins a panel of sustainability specialists to discuss the role of data and technology in managing environmental, social and governance (ESG) risk and achieving a net-zero future: Matthew Higham, Chief Digital Officer and Sustainability Lead for Enterprise, Microsoft UK; Dr. Daniel Klier, President of Arabesque Gro...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Theo Chapsalis for the UK and John Briggs for the US – discuss the latest Fed meeting, look ahead to the Bank of England meeting in August, and discuss the rate...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Kevin Cummins, Chief US Economist at NatWest Markets discuss what the latest Fed meeting means for markets and dig into the most recent economic growth data.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re available – and hit the ‘...

In this series, our FX Markets Strategist and members of the FX Sales Team discuss a variety of topics affecting the FX landscape. They bring a rather unique perspective on things to consider, from their experiences working with UK customers. Host:  Duncan Maccabe, UK Corporate Currencies  Guests:  Neil ‘Parky’ Parker, FX Markets Strategist  James Newman, FX Institutional Sales Marc Hinken, eFX Tr...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists –Theo Chapsalis for the UK and John Briggs for the US – digest what the latest European Central Bank meeting means for fixed income markets, and look ahead to th...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Brian Daingerfield, Head of G10 FX Strategy, Americas, unpack growing Delta variant concerns, and discuss the US dollar outlook and what to expect from the upcoming Fed meeting.  Remember to hit ‘subscribe’ so you can listen to our latest episodes as soon as they’re avail...

 In this special episode of On Point, Neil Parker, Director and FX Markets Strategist joins Ross Walker, Co-Head of Global Economics and Chief UK Economist, Sam Boughton, Director, Corporate Syndicate, and Rupert Taylor, Managing Director and Head of Industrials & Transport in Coverage & Sector Content for a closer look at key drivers of the Q3 economic & market outlook and discuss mac...

Sharpen your view with our insights & fixed income analysis. Our market strategists discuss the biggest themes & events shaping the landscape.  Will the broadening nature of inflation challenge the ‘transitory’ narrative for markets? In this episode of Bondcast, Imogen Bachra and the NatWest Markets team of strategists – Giles Gale for Europe, Theo Chapsalis for the UK, and John Briggs for...

Our quick-take analysis on what to watch in financial markets for the week ahead.  The synchronised global economic growth story that defined much of this year is giving way as fortunes of the jabs and the jab-nots diverge. Global Head of Desk Strategy John Briggs and Alvaro Vivanco, Head of ESG Macro Desk Strategy and Head of Emerging Markets Desk Strategy discuss the shifting global growth outlo...