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David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his thoughts on the investment implications for higher inflation In this episode we ask David about his views on inflation over the coming months. David also discusses the market implications of volatility in cryptocurrencies.

Tim Leary joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss how ESG factors do (and don’t) impact high yield investing. We asked Tim: Can you really be a high performer and limit your investible universe? How do you mitigate the tracking error associated with ESG exclusions, namely fossil fuels? Is there an appropriate high yield benchmark for ESG investors who are focused on climate risks? In g...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his thoughts on President Biden’s first 100 days in office from an investor perspective. We asked David: What is your assessment of US President Biden’s first 100 days in office from an investor perspective? Will President Biden’s spending and tax plans get passed and what are the broader implications? Could Europe could follow the US i...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss credit markets and the policy monetary policy meetings. We asked David: Global equities have posted new highs and US Treasury yields have fallen. Are we back in a ‘goldilocks’ environment for markets? How would you characterise the state of credit markets? With valuations quite high by historic standards, how much more value is there...

Tim Leary joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to give a quick update on global high yield markets as we enter Q2.  We asked Tim: Can you give us a quick overview of the global high yield market year-to-date – how’s the first quarter gone for US high yield? How does that compare to European HY? Which market do you favour for the rest of the year? What do you think will drive returns through Q2...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his thoughts on the months ahead. We asked David: Let’s take stock of the quarter What do you think will be the key issues and themes for the quarter ahead?  You highlighted is another fiscal package out of Washington.  Moving over to Europe - there seems to be some risk to the implementation of the EU Recovery Fund. What is going on? A...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to update us on the latest round of central bank meetings. We asked David: The US Federal Reserve meeting was highly anticipated. Did it live up to its headline billing? The Fed revised up its growth and inflation forecasts, but was there any change to its interest rate projections, the so-called dots? It does seem the Fed was very dovish, yet b...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his views on the performance of the financial markets and the latest economic data. We asked David: What are your takeaways from the performance of financial markets so far this year? China’s top bank regulator said he is worried by bubbles in foreign financial markets. Do you share his concerns? Returning to the bond market, is the tan...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his views on bond yields. Will they go higher? We asked David: Yields on government bonds have moved meaningfully higher. What are the drivers of the rise in bond yields? Do you think that bond yields can go much higher? Are you worried that there could be another ‘taper tantrum’? Are you concerned by higher bond yields?

Marc Stacey joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his expertise on coco bonds & European banks, discussing fundamentals, risks, ESG opportunities and the potential investment ‘sweet spot’ enjoyed by AT1 capital. We asked Marc: Banks were deemed villains following the global financial crisis back in 2008 but have been a key part of the solution to the corona virus pandemic. Can you...

Andrzej Skiba joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his expertise on the high yield asset class, discussing growth trends, the default outlook, ESG factors and where he sees investment potential this year. We asked Andrzej:  With the roll-out of Covid vaccines, most economists are predicting a sharp rebound in global growth during 2021. In your view, could this lead to inflationary pre...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss the vaccine rollout, corporate earnings and Reddit traders. We asked David: January had been a relatively quiet month for financial markets but ended with headlines over Reddit traders taking on Wall Street. What is your take? In our last podcast, you said you were watching the vaccine rollout and corporate earnings. Let’s discuss vac...

Senior ESG analyst, Lucy Byrne, joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss increased transparency in ESG. We asked Lucy: What are the key themes for ESG in our industry for 2021? What are our ESG priorities at BlueBay? How can we practically apply ESG integration?

Polina Kurdyavko joins us on BlueBay Insights to share the outlook for Emerging Marketing in 2021. We asked Polina: In a world hungry for growth and income, where do the opportunities lie for Emerging Markets investors in 2021? After a very volatile year what are the key macro and geopolitical risks facing Emerging Markets in 2021? How could EM be impacted by a Biden presidency? How should investo...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast. We asked David: Joe Biden was inaugurated this week as the 46th President of the United States. What’s your take on his first actions in office and the market implications? Talking of politics, there has been a lot going on in Europe over the last couple of weeks. Can you give a brief update? What were the key takeaways from the latest ECB meet...

Zhenbo Hou joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his thoughts on how a change in US leadership could impact China. We asked Zhenbo: Emerging markets rallied as we learnt of the Democratic victory back in November, but what’s the state of play now – how has Trump left relations with China as we head into Biden’s inauguration and how are markets reacting? The Biden administration is expe...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his outlook on 2021. We asked David: This is our first podcast of 2021 and it has been an extraordinary start to the year… With the Democrats winning the Georgia Senate races, what are the implications for US policy and investors? Regarding the rise in inflation expectations – is inflation something investors should worry about? We saw...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to update us on the latest economic data and shares highlights from his 2021 outlook. We asked David: There has been a huge amount of economic data and policy news over the last few weeks. What are the takeaways? You recently published your investment outlook for 2021. What are the key highlights? Are you concerned that our investment outlook is...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss vaccine news, a credit wind-down in the US and the implications of the Biden administration. We asked David: Markets seem to be caught between good news on vaccines and bad news on the virus and growth. US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin has told the Fed to wind-down its credit facilities. What are the implications for the US credit market...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to discuss the impact of positive vaccine news on markets. We asked David: The excitement of the US elections was followed by positive news on a COVID vaccine. Is the vaccine news a game-changer for markets? With the rally in risk markets post the US election and now with the vaccine news, can it continue and what are the broad asset implication...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share initial thoughts on the US election, fiscal stimulus in Europe and a market rally. We asked David: Where do we stand right now in terms of the US presidential election? Is there a chance of a contested election? You have previously highlighted the importance of which party controls the Senate. What happened in the Senate race? Why did m...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share his thoughts on the outlook for China, and the latest on the US election and Brexit. We asked David: There is a pick-up in coronavirus cases across Europe. What are the economic and market implications? This week is another Brexit deadline. What is the current state of play in EU – UK negotiations and outlook for the UK? Turning from UK...

Polina Kurdyavko joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to share her perspectives on Emerging Markets. We asked Polina: How are Emerging Markets reacting to next month’s US election? We’ve recently seen an emerging-market corporate borrower issue debt with an ESG focus – do you think this will be a growing trend? The economic situation in Argentina appears to present a precarious outlook – can y...

David Riley joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to update us on the market implications of the US elections. We asked David: Why have financial markets been choppy and without direction of late? We had the first US presidential debate this week. What is the current state of play in the US elections? What are the market implications of the US elections?

Tim Leary joins us on the BlueBay Insights podcast to update on high yield and leveraged finance markets, with a special focus on the subject of liquidity. We asked Tim: How does the global high-yield universe breakdown in terms of the US and European split? Are there any notable differences between the two regions that investors should be aware of? What percentage of the US HY market trades enoug...