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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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Bloomberg Intelligence Chief European Rates Strategist Huw Worthington joins Ira Jersey on this Macro Matters edition of the FICC Focus podcast to discuss the latest moves from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and global rate markets. W... more

“LLMs give us the opportunity to kind of rethink how much expected skill we can get out of our tools and techniques,” says Jeffrey Rosenberg, managing director and senior fixed income portfolio manager for BlackRock Systematic. “If deep fundamental v... more

Emerging market credit index futures improve liquidity and balance-sheet efficiency, yet they also open the door to a wider range of tactical and relative-value trading opportunities. Lee Bartholomew, global head of derivative markets at Deutsche Bör... more

With Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Federal Reserve chair behind him, the discourse can move to what it signals for monetary policy. Bloomberg Economics Chief US Economist Anna Wong joins Ira Jersey on this edition of Macro Matters and argues that wh... more

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Recent Guests

Atanas Bostandjiev
Founder and CEO of Gemcorp Capital Management
Gemcorp Capital Management
Episode: EM Lens: Extracting the Complexity Premium in Emerging Markets
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
Pablo Goldberg
Managing Director, EM Debt Portfolio Manager
BlackRock
Episode: EM Lens: Dispersion Creates Cleaner Entry Points in EM Debt
Michael Kaplan
Bankruptcy judge
District of New Jersey, U.S. bankruptcy court
Episode: State of Distressed Debt: Judge Kaplan on Bankruptcy Mediation, Venue
Jason Mudrick
CEO, Mudrick Capital Management
Mudrick Capital Management
Episode: State of Distressed: Mudrick on the Post-LME Maturity Wall
George Catrambone
Head of Fixed Income for the Americas at DWS Group
DWS Group
Episode: Macro Matters: DWS’ Catrambone on Long-End Selloff, Warsh Fed
Richard Miller
Chief Investment Officer of TCW Private Credit Group
TCW
Episode: Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending
Dave Trucano
Longtime distressed investor, former global head of opportunistic credit at BlackRock
BlackRock (formerly)
Episode: State of Distressed: Trucano on Distressed Investing’s Evolution

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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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Macro Matters: Morgan Stanley’s Hornbach on Oil and Global Rates
Q: And how does the worst fed react to this and or does it?
The guest suggests oil prices influence FOMC dynamics and that higher oil can complicate consensus for a dovish stance, while lower oil could ease the path for a less hawkish stance.
Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending
Q: What's the exit or repayment mindset for these loans?
The primary objective is to avoid principal loss, with most senior secured loans repaid through sale or refinancing. Rescue and specialty lending tend to be more expensive and quicker to repay or be exited, while Steel City emphasizes long-term relationships with a broader view toward ongoing participation in the borrower's capital structure.
Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending
Q: What drives your diligence and underwriting differences across Steel City, rescue, and specialty lending?
We use basic senior secured lending principles across all strategies—perfection of liens, quality of earnings, and robust documentation—plus strategy-specific diligence: more thorough in rescue due to distressed situations, and a more streamlined process in Steel City where leverage and contract clarity are well understood. The important thing is maintaining core protections while adapting to each scenario.
Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending
Q: How do you define core middle market, and what are the target borrower sizes across your three strategies?
Core middle market for us typically spans EBITDA roughly from 15 million up to about 100 million, with target borrowers around 25 to 75 million EBITDA and an average loan size of roughly 50 million. The three strategies—specialty lending, rescue capital, and Steel City—cover different parts of that range but all stay within the core middle-market space to balance risk and return.
Credit Crunch: TCW’s Miller on Rescue Capital and Direct Lending
Q: So let's maybe start with your background. How did you get into this space and end up at TCW?
I started in mergers and acquisitions, moved through public debt securities, then high-yield research, and eventually joined Regiment Capital in 2001 where the private credit business began. When TCW lifted the direct lending team out in 2013, we joined on and retained autonomy to run the business the way we saw fit, expanding into rescue and opportunistic strategies plus the Steel City partnership with PNC.

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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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