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FICC Focus offers the latest market views on interest rates, corporate bonds, emerging market debt, commodities, and currencies by Bloomberg Intelligence analysts.

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Housing affordability, mortgage-market modernization and changing refinance behavior are reshaping the outlook for mortgage-backed securities. Erica Adelberg, Bloomberg Intelligence MBS strategist, joins Ira Jersey, BI chief US interest-rate strategi... more

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“The portfolio manager’s dilemma is, ‘Do I take risk, or do I not take risk?’” Noel McElreath, senior portfolio manager for US fixed income at Xponance, tells Bloomberg Intelligence’s Noel Hebert. “And then, ‘What is excess return telling me?’” On th... more

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Recent Guests

Chris Murphy
Co-head of Derivatives Strategy at Susquehanna
Susquehanna
Episode: All Options Considered: Equity Derivatives With Susquehanna
Jeffrey Rosenberg
Co-lead for BlackRock Systematic fixed income group
BlackRock Systematic
Episode: Credit Crunch: BlackRock’s Rosenberg on Systematic, AI Impacts
Lee Bartholomew
Global Head of Derivative Markets
Deutsche Börse (Eurex)
Episode: EM Lens: Credit Index Futures Can Improve EM Balance Sheets
Diego Parrilla
Author of The Energy World Is Flat, energy analyst
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Episode: All Options Considered: Volatility Forum Singapore 2026
Jared Ellias
Scott C. Collins Professor of Law, Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Episode: State of Distressed Debt: Ellias on Reorganizations’ Global Bazaar
Priya Misra
FICC's income portfolio manager at JPMorgan Asset Management
JPMorgan Asset Management
Episode: Macro Matters: JPMorgan’s Misra on Rates, Credit and Warsh Fed
Souheir Asba
Credit Portfolio Manager at AllianceBernstein
AllianceBernstein
Episode: Credit Crunch: AI IPOs, Tech Supply and Credit Without Peace
Eric Van Nostrand
Lazard's Chief Investment Officer
Lazard
Episode: Macro Matters: Lazard’s Van Nostrand on Supply-Shock Investing
Laura Cooper
Head of Macro Strategy at Nuveen
Nuveen
Episode: FX Moment: Euro-Dollar 2H Outlook Has Become Binary

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Ira Jersey
Host of FICC Focus; Chief Interest Rate Strategist

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 160 ratings
  • Review

    Too much of the host. Difficult to understand and not interested in his view. Should emphasize the guest more.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    ncciai12
    United Statesa year ago
  • Learn things

    Appreciate the views shared in interviews and event reviews. Always learning more intracacies of various FI segments.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Forty Acres
    United States2 years ago
  • Good pad Kaz

    Well done on municipal bonds

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    BillyJeffyWatty
    United States4 years ago

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Listeners appreciate deep dives on macro and credit; guests often bring practitioner insight.
Some feedback notes host-centric balance; guests praised for expertise but critiques call for more emphasis on interviewees.
Strong consensus that guest quality drives perceived value of the show.
Municipal-focused episodes are well-received by the audience.

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Credit Crunch: BlackRock’s Rosenberg on Systematic, AI Impacts
Q: How has systematic fixed income evolved with AI and large language models, and what can be done today that wasn't possible a decade ago?
The guest explains that the edge in systematic investing now leverages AI, huge data breadth, and real-time portfolio updates to continually adjust, whereas traditional credit relied on discrete, analyst-driven changes and single-name liquidity. The shift enables market-neutral strategies, deeper sentiment signals, and portfolio-level price discovery through ETFs, allowing more efficient liquidity and lower transaction costs.
EM Lens: Credit Index Futures Can Improve EM Balance Sheets
Q: Talk to our audience about the benefits of using credit index futures as opposed to purchasing the bonds outright.
Credit index futures provide a flexible, cash-settled exposure to a broad credit universe, enabling hedging and tactical positioning without needing to trade a large basket of bonds. They allow clients to express views quickly, manage duration and credit risk, and benefit from the liquidity and accessibility of futures markets, often in combination with ETFs and CDS to optimize risk/return.
State of Distressed Debt: Ellias on Reorganizations’ Global Bazaar
Q: What surprises emerged about the role of English courts and New York law in hybrids like cross-border documents?
A key surprise is the extent to which hybrid documents and hybrid governing law provisions exist and function, enabling English courts to interpret NY covenants while applying English law, thereby blending traditions to facilitate global deals.
State of Distressed Debt: Ellias on Reorganizations’ Global Bazaar
Q: How has the financial crisis influenced global restructuring norms?
The crisis acted as a catalyst, prompting reforms and a wave of bankruptcy-related changes worldwide, which in turn accelerated the globalization of insolvency practice and the adoption of American concepts abroad.
State of Distressed Debt: Ellias on Reorganizations’ Global Bazaar
Q: What drove Jared Ellias to study the globalization of debt restructuring?
Ellias describes a long-standing curiosity about how American know-how intersects with European practices, and how legal competition between New York and London has shaped corporate restructuring over decades.

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FICC Focus centers on fixed income, credit, and macro themes driving rates, corporate bonds, EM debt, commodities, and currencies. Episodes feature interviews with senior Bloomberg Intelligence analysts and industry veterans, exploring liquidity, restructuring, private credit, and macro policy with practical implications for investors and issuers. Notable strengths include in-depth crisis-era perspective, nuanced discussions of LMEs, private credit strategies, and cross-market dynamics, often with a focus on tangible market outcomes and risk management for institutional audiences.

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2. Jeffrey Rosenberg
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