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Artificial Intelligence

US Economy

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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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State of Distressed: UBS’ Chaisanguanthum on Coops, LMEs, and AI

“What I’m hyper focused on is ... not losing money on the new money,” observes Michael Chaisanguanthum, managing director and head of restructuring for UBS Asset Management’s Credit Investments Group, reflecting on the disappointing performance of ag... more

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FICC Focus Special: Seeking Alpha in Global Securitized With TCW

Securitized assets offer ample opportunity for alpha generation, as structural complexity often results in market dislocation and mispriced credit risk. Liza Crawford and Peter Van Gelderen, co-heads of global securitized at TCW, join Bloomberg Intel... more

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Macro Matters: BNY’s Velis on Fed Policy, Curves and the Dollar

With markets questioning how much further the Federal Reserve will tighten, the path of short-term rates may matter more for the yield curve than persistent fears about inflation or fiscal policy. John Velis, macro strategist for the Americas at BNY ... more

5 Nov 2026 • 23 min • Popular

FX Moment: Sterling’s Fiscal Hurdle Cleared, Moving On to BOE

The UK’s “low-key fiscal event” budget means a fading fiscal premium, for now, and a focus on sterling’s carry appeal as the first BOE rate rise in the cycle looms. In this episode of the FX Moment podcast, Bloomberg Intelligence chief FX strategist ... more

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Recent Guests

Liza Crawford

Co-head of global securitized at TCW

TCW

Episode: FICC Focus Special: Seeking Alpha in Global Securitized With TCW

Peter Van Gelderen

Co-head of global securitized at TCW

TCW

Episode: FICC Focus Special: Seeking Alpha in Global Securitized With TCW

John Velis

Macro strategist for the Americas at BNY Markets

BNY Markets

Episode: Macro Matters: BNY’s Velis on Fed Policy, Curves and the Dollar

Ben Ford

FX strategist at Macro Hive

Macro Hive

Episode: FX Moment: Sterling’s Fiscal Hurdle Cleared, Moving On to BOE

Anwiti Bahuguna

Co-chief investment officer of Northern Trust Asset Management

Northern Trust Asset Management

Episode: Macro Matters: Northern Trust’s Bahuguna on AI and Equities

Greg Peters

Co-CIO of PGIM Credit and member of the Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee.

PGIM Credit

Episode: Credit Crunch: PGIM Credit’s Peters on Convergence, Crowding Out

James Cuby

Partner and head of Europe at Waterfall Asset Management

Waterfall Asset Management

Episode: Credit Crunch: Waterfall’s Cuby on ABF and the European Consumer

Andrew Lazar

Head of sales and business development at Buckler Securities

Buckler Securities

Episode: Macro Matters: Buckler’s Lazar on Repo, Clearing and the Fed

Mark Schmidt

Executive director and head of municipal strategy and research at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Episode: Masters of the Muniverse: Why Boring Munis Have Rarely Paid More

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Ira Jersey

Chief interest rate strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence

Noel Hebert

Chief U.S. credit strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 174 ratings

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Too much of the host. Difficult to understand and not interested in his view. Should emphasize the guest more.
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ncciai12
United Statesa year ago
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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 States5 years ago

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Credit Crunch: PGIM Credit’s Peters on Convergence, Crowding Out

Q: When you think about this growing market recalcitrance to fund all of this need in that space, is there enough demand for this?

Peters says financing is already spreading across global markets and structures, but he expects much of the need to land in unsecured investment-grade debt if structured markets cannot absorb as much as forecast. He highlights recurring chip-financing needs and questions about returns on invested capital.

Credit Crunch: PGIM Credit’s Peters on Convergence, Crowding Out

Q: How do you think about the risk of crowding out, how sustainable are these deficits, and does this ultimately impact demand in the corporate space?

Peters says sovereign issuance is set to rise after a temporary lull, and governments have little choice but to borrow. Combined with largely price-insensitive AI infrastructure financing, that supply could put substantial pressure on bond markets, especially at the back end of the curve.

Macro Matters: Northern Trust’s Bahuguna on AI and Equities

Q: How concerned are you about the ability of these data centers to be built and this CAPEX boom continuing, at least at the pace that it has been?

Bahuguna says data-center opposition is bipartisan and reflects uneven bargaining power between local governments and large developers. She sees a potential delay as an opportunity to establish fairer, broadly applicable negotiation terms and says a safe, agreeable buildout would benefit the economy over the long run.

Macro Matters: Northern Trust’s Bahuguna on AI and Equities

Q: Can you go through how you think the macro environment is shifting and what that might mean for an investment outlook, either domestically or globally?

Bahuguna contrasts the strong-growth, moderating-inflation period before the global financial crisis and the slow-growth, below-target-inflation period that followed with a post-COVID regime of stronger growth and persistent inflation. She says the shift has implications for investors and asset allocation.

FX Moment: Sterling’s Fiscal Hurdle Cleared, Moving On to BOE

Q: Is there one strong conviction, very briefly, you may want to share for 2027 outside of the Sterling view?

Ford favors euro-Swiss downside, citing France's fiscal outlook, currency and equity-market dynamics, and renewed risk aversion. He expects the pair to approach 0.91 and sees 0.90 as possible.

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Frequently Asked Questions About FICC Focus

What is FICC Focus about and what kind of topics does it cover?

Market-focused conversations and analyst briefings on fixed income, interest rates, credit, currencies, commodities and the forces shaping global markets. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts, including regular contributors Ira Jersey and Noel Hebert, provide market context and technical analysis, while interview episodes bring in senior investors, strategists, economists and legal specialists from financial firms and other institutions. Recurring formats include Macro Matters, Credit Crunch, FX Moment and State of Distressed, alongside coverage of municipal bonds and structured credit.

The discussions connect policy and economic developments to investment decisions, covering topics such as Federal Reserve policy, Treasury markets, distressed d... more

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