Guggenheim Macro Markets

Nov 13 2024 60 ep. 30 mins 79

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Tune in to Macro Markets to hear the top minds of Guggenheim Investments offer timely analysis on financial market trends. Guests include portfolio managers, fixed income sector heads, members of the Macroeconomic and Investment Research Group, and more.

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Episode 60: Post-FOMC & Post-Election Analysis and Outlook

Nov 13 2024 23 mins

Steve Brown, Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income, joins Macro Markets to discuss portfolio strategy and our outlook following the U.S. election and the Fed’s most recent rate cut.Related Content: 4Q24 High Yield and Bank Loan OutlookEffects of rate cuts on high yield bonds may be mixed. 3Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’s next.Companies with Acce

Episode 59: Finding Value Now in ABS, MBS, and CLOs (Plus Listener Mail)

Oct 29 2024 37 mins

Where can investors find attractive yield while mitigating risk in the current environment? Karthik Narayanan, Head of Structured Credit, joins Macro Markets to discuss what makes the sector an important component of our actively managed fixed-income portfolios and where we are finding value now.4Q24 High Yield and Bank Loan OutlookEffects of rate cuts on high yield bonds may be mi

Episode 58: What the Rates Market is Telling Us

Oct 16 2024 22 mins

Tad Nygren, Head of Governments and Agencies, joins the podcast to offer insights on the market’s reaction to the Fed’s recent rate cut, economic data releases, and what may come next. Related Content:4Q24 High Yield and Bank Loan OutlookEffects of rate cuts on high yield bonds may be mixed.High Yield and Bank Loan Outlook3Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’

Episode 57: Post-FOMC Action Plan…and Other Macro Themes

Sep 26 2024 22 mins

U.S. Economist Matt Bush and Investment Strategist Maria Giraldo discuss the macro and market implications of the Fed’s decision to cut interest rates. They also provide commentary on the latest issue of Quarterly Macro Themes.Related Content:3Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’s next.Read Quarterly Macro Themes3Q24 High Yield and Bank Loan OutlookRelatively l

Episode 56: Bond Market Insights from a Fed Insider

Aug 06 2024 23 mins

Patricia Zobel, Head of Macroeconomic Research and Market Strategy, updates our outlook following the strong market response to the July FOMC decision and jobs report. She also draws from her experience with the Fed’s System Open Market Account, one of its most critical operating functions, to share insights on the Fed’s balance sheet management.Related Content:3Q24 High Yield

Episode 55: Municipal Bonds for the Long Run…and a Bond-Friendly CPI Update

Jul 15 2024 22 mins

Allen Li, Head of our Municipal Bond Sector Team, reviews trends, opportunities, and idiosyncratic risk in municipal bonds. And U.S. Economist Matt Bush discusses the implications of the soft June CPI release.Related Content:2Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’s next.Read Quarterly Macro Themes2Q24 Fixed-Income Sector ViewsBalancing attractive yields and tight s

Episode 54: Make Room for High Yield

Jun 14 2024 26 mins

Sporting historically attractive yields and relatively healthy credit fundamentals, high yield bonds offer a compelling entry point. Dan Montegari, Head of Research for our Corporate Credit team, and John Walsh, Head of High Yield Trading, discuss credit spreads, default rates, market technicals, and other factors driving their team’s constructive views on risk and opportunity in

Episode 53: The Wide Opportunity Set in Bonds and Asymmetric Future Fed Policy

May 20 2024 25 mins

It’s been 10 months since the Fed’s last rate hike, and Evan Serdensky, Portfolio Manager on our Total Return team, and Matt Bush, our U.S. Economist, join Macro Markets to discuss what’s next for the economy and markets. Related Insights:The Economic Cycle Isn’t Dead, Merely Delayed…And That’s Good for BondsNavigating an economic cycle where old patterns don’t seem t

Episode 52: Fixed-Income Investing for Insurance Companies (and Listener Mail)

May 06 2024 24 mins

Jamie Crapanzano, a member of our insurance portfolio management team, joins the podcast to discuss the distinctive aspects of fixed-income management for insurance companies and provide an update on bond market relative value. Related Insights:1Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’s next.Read Quarterly Macro Themes2024 Election Uncertainty Could Drive Fixed-Incom

Episode 51: What's Holding Up Inflation…And Other Macro Themes

Apr 10 2024 25 mins

Matt Bush, Guggenheim Investments’ U.S. Economist, and Maria Giraldo, Investment Strategist, join the Macro Markets podcast to discuss our newly published Quarterly Macro Themes for 1Q 2024 and provide an update to our baseline views on the economy. Related Insights:1Q24 Quarterly Macro ThemesResearch spotlight on what’s next.Read Quarterly Macro Themes2024 Election Uncertainty