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Rob Rowe and Heath Terry offer a mid-year review of AI, ranging from the accelerating pace of adoption and how companies are leveraging AI to regulatory issues and infrastructure challenges such as the much-discussed token bottleneck. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, legal, tax or accounting advice. Th...

Scott Chronert looks at what may await U.S. equity markets in the third quarter, considering a "game of chicken" within the AI trade as well as the prospects for a broadening dynamic in the rest of the S&P 500. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, legal, tax or accounting advice. This podcast is provided f...

Alex Saunders and Alice Zheng see the combination of a potentially hawkish Fed and declining oil prices as offering relative value opportunities in rates and in trading the USD, while not yet posing concerns about equity risk. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, legal, tax or accounting advice. This podca...

Rob Rowe and Tony Yuen discuss the challenges with improving power grids, from accommodating soaring demand and incorporating new technologies to navigating labor issues and overcoming regulatory hurdles. How are different regions approaching this challenge, and what does the future hold? This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute f...

Beata Manthey and May Rostom discuss the reshaped UK political landscape now that Keir Starmer has resigned as prime minister and Andy Burnham is the clear front-runner to lead the country. The implications are far-reaching, ranging from the stability of the transition to the direction of the economy, rates, FX and equities. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investme...

Why have equity markets pulled back, and is this episode now behind us? In the latest Research @ Citi Markets Edition podcast, Dirk Willer and Adam Pickett consider that question, as well as how investors should approach U.S.-Iran headlines and the upcoming Fed meeting. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic,...

Elise Badoy, Citi's Head of UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Equity Research, joins Monique Pollard, Head of European Retail, Internet and Brands Research, and Filippo Falorni, who covers U.S. Beverages and Household Products & Personal Care, to discuss how the summer of soccer will impact various sectors in the global economy. What's the consumer reach of the event, what are the opportunities f...

Scott Chronert, Citi's Head of U.S. Equity Strategy, discusses our views of U.S. equities as we head into the second half of 2026. While there are short-term hurdles to navigate, longer-term opportunities continue to unfold, derived from the ongoing AI expansion that's provided a tailwind for roughly half of the S&P 500. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment r...

Erica Poon Werkun, Citi's Head of Research for JANA and Asia South, sits down with Head of Korea Research Peter Lee and Head of Taiwan Research Laura Chen to discuss AI's contributions to those countries' tech chains and stock markets. In their conversation, the three explore whether this growth is sustainable and potential downside risks investors should keep in mind. This podcast contains themat...

Alex Saunders, Citi’s Head of Quant Macro Strategy, joins Adam Pickett, Head of Global Macro Strategy, to discuss investment strategies in the event of a de-escalation in Middle East tensions. They consider factors from inflation in different countries to the potential impact on the dollar. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute...

Beata Manthey, Citi's Head of European Equity Strategy, sits down with Senior Equity Strategist David Groman for a lively debate: the bull vs. bear case for global markets. Why should investors feel good right now? What are the reasons they might want to be cautious? This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, le...

Elise Badoy, Citi's Head of UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Equity Research, considers the trillion-dollar gold market with Max Layton, Head of Commodities Strategy. Discussion topics include gold pricing dynamics, geopolitical impacts, the diverging paths of China and India, and scenarios that may lie ahead. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research....

Dirk Willer, Citi's Global Head of Macro Strategy, sits down with Adam Pickett, Head of the Global Macro Strategy team, to discusses AI and the anxieties about how it will impact jobs. There are a lot of worries about AI destroying jobs, as well as some hopes that it will create them. But what does the evidence suggest so far? This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be invest...

Elise Badoy, Citi’s Head of UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa Research, joins Transportation analysts Kaseedit Choonnawat and Ariel Rosa to discuss how the world’s supply chains are evolving in response to geopolitics, tariffs, fuel costs and technological change. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, lega...

Scott Chronert, Citi's Head of U.S. Equity Strategy, welcomes U.S. Autos analyst Michael Ward to discuss trends in autos, from the impacts of oil prices and interest rates to the imminent demographic tailwind as Millennials and Gen Z move into their prime spending years. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic...

Rob Rowe, Global Head of Research, explores FinTech frontiers with Peter Christiansen, Citi's U.S. FinTech and Digital Assets analyst, and Alex Saunders, Citi’s' Decentralized Finance analyst and Global Macro Quant head. Their discussion ranges from evolving use cases in digital financial technology to agentic commerce and how these developments could affect the dominance of the U.S. dollar. This...

Rob Rowe, Citi's Global Head of Research, sits down with Michael Anderson, Head of Global Credit Strategy, to discuss the state of private credit, which is beset by concerns ranging from potential defaults and geopolitical uncertainties to the impact of AI and the prospects of higher rates. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute...

Rob Rowe, U.S. Regional Director of Research, sits down with Global Chief Economist Nathan Sheets to discuss AI and how it will impact productivity and labor markets. As they note, economic transformations driven by new technologies aren't new, but always come with profound questions about their effects on people's jobs and lives. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be in...

Beata Manthey, Head of European Equity Strategy, sits down with Senior Equity Strategist David Groman to discuss the tension between geopolitical uncertainties and an impressive recovery for risk sentiment that's sent equity markets back to all-time highs. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, legal, tax or...

Dirk Willer, Citi's Global Head of Macro, sits down with London macro head Adam Pickett to discuss markets' varied reactions to the Middle East conflict. With the geopolitical situation still uncertain, asset classes are pricing risks very differently, with implications for investors that bear watching. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does...

Erica Poon Werkun, Citi's Head of Research for JANA and Asia South, sits down with Chief China Economist Xiangrong Yu and Head of Pan-Asia Internet Research Alicia Yap to discuss AI development in China and the country's AI-driven new economy, with conversation topics ranging from how AI can be a catalyst for new economic growth to worries about workforce displacement. This podcast contains themat...

Scott Chronert, head of U.S. Equity Strategy, sits down with Drew Pettit to discuss the ETF universe and an ongoing shift from traditional passive products to more active ones. This expansion is giving investors more ways to pursue their portfolio goals, leading us to aggressively raise our targets for aggregated U.S. ETF assets under management. A public, redacted version of the Must C report dis...

Rob Rowe, Citi's U.S. Regional Director of Research, sits down with Head of Semiconductor and IT Hardware Analysis Peter Lee to explore the implications of TurboQuant, a new memory-compression technology that could eliminate bottlenecks in running AI large language models. As the two discuss, this innovation could have profound impacts on memory and storage demand. This podcast contains thematic c...

Rob Rowe, Citi's U.S. Region Director of Research, sits down with Head of G10 FX Strategy Dan Tobon to discuss wild cards for 2026. They explore a range of scenarios, from the direction of the Middle East conflict and European growth to asset bubbles and private markets. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic...

Beata Manthey, Citi's Head of European Equity Strategy, is joined by Senior Equity Strategist David Groman to discuss the Middle East conflict, explore how it's shifted the equity-markets landscape, and map out scenarios that investors should be thinking about. This podcast contains thematic content and is not intended to be investment research. Nor does it constitute financial, economic, legal, t...