BCA Quick Takes Podcast

Further Upside For The S&P 500?

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief US Investment strategist Doug Peta about the year-to-date performance of US equities. What are the factors that contributed to this rally? Should investors start taking some chips off the table? And can IT stocks continue to decouple from Treasury yields?

Global Central Bank Round-Up

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief Global Fixed Income strategist Rob Robis about recent global monetary policy decisions and their implication for global bond markets. Will the Fed deliver another 50 bps of rate hikes? How much longer can the ECB continue to tighten policy? And do the latest BoC and RBA rate hikes suggest that there is scope for other global central banks to deliver hawkish surprises going forward?

Introducing BCA’s Private Markets & Alternatives Service

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief Private Markets & Alternatives strategist Brian Payne about the new BCA service. What makes BCA’s Private Markets & Alternatives service unique? How does the service combine its macroeconomic outlook with a bottom-up analysis to assess the outlook for the various asset classes within PMA? And what are the forces that are contributing to a relatively appealing backdrop for Private Credit? 

China Reopening Trade Ended Before It Began

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief Emerging Markets and China Investment strategist Arthur Budaghyan about the recent performance of Chinese financial markets. What is behind this weakness in Chinese assets? What is the likelihood that policymakers will attempt to boost growth conditions by unleashing irrigation-style stimulus? Is the bad news already priced in Chinese assets and China plays?

AI: Nearing A Phase Transition?

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief Global Investment Strategist Peter Berezin about the implications of AI on the economy and financial markets. How long will it take for the economic impact to be felt? How will it affect the labor market? And will tech stocks be the primary beneficiary of the AI revolution? For a longer discussion of the safety risks around AI, check out Peter’s Twitter account.

Takeaways From The Earnings Season

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief US Equity Strategist Irene Tunkel about her takeaways from the Q1 earnings season. Why haven’t investors rewarded positive earnings surprises as much as they typically do? How is the current macro environment impacting corporate profitability? And when will the profit recession end?

US Debt Ceiling: A Looming Crisis?

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Chief US Political Strategist Matt Gertken about the forces driving the US debt ceiling standoff. What concessions are Democrats most likely to agree to? What would happen if Congress fails to achieve a deal to raise the debt limit before the “X-date”? And what are the fiscal and financial market implications?

How To Slay Inflation: Lessons From The Past

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to Chief Strategist of BCA Research’s Counterpoint service Dhaval Joshi about his take on Fed policy. Why haven’t long-term inflation expectations broken out? What are the lessons from the Fed’s attempts to slay inflation in the 1970s and 1980s? And what are some of the most mispriced financial market assets?

Is King Dollar Being De-Throned?

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research’s Foreign Exchange Strategist Chester Ntonifor about the implications of de-dollarization. Will the de-dollarization trend have an imminent impact on currency markets? Which assets will benefit most from the de-dollarization trend? And given that the greenback is a momentum currency, is the dollar likely to decline further over the coming months?

An Imminent Pivot?

Host Roukaya Ibrahim talks to BCA Research US Bond Strategist Ryan Swift about the economic forces driving Fed policy. Is the disinflation process progressing? What will be the impact of last month’s bank turmoil on Fed policy? And what will it take for the Fed to cut interest rates in H2?