Top of the Morning: Introducing the ‘Longer Term Themes Quarterly’
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Each quarter we will dive into what’s new amongst the six thematic focuses of the UBS Chief Invest...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Fed speakers confirm your beliefs'
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The market calendar is mainly noise. Quite a lot of that noise has come from Federal Reserve members...
Fixed Income Conversation Corner with Clayton Triick (Angel Oak) and Leslie Falconio (UBS CIO)
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation focuses on the landscape for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), includi...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Trade and tensions'
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Markets await US March consumer price inflation data, due for release on Wednesday. Federal Reserve ...
Washington Weekly Podcast: US-China meetings, Trade policy, Ukraine aid
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation provides some takeaways from this week’s phone meeting between President’s Joe ...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Rose joins to share his take on the March employment report, along with the health of the US l...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Employment report Friday—do we care?'
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It is US employment report Friday (or “average earnings are not wages” day). Since mid-last year...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'A pontification of central bankers'
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Reserve Chair Powell spoke yesterday. Today, no fewer than five members of the Fed are speak...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Did central banks reduce inflation?'
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Reserve Chair Powell is speaking on the economic outlook today. An explanation of how Fed po...
Top of the Morning: Unlocking opportunities in EM tech
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With US equity markets trading near all-time-highs, we share considerations when it comes equity div...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Developing disinflation'
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK British Retail Consortium’s shop price index exhibited more disinflation than had been expe...
Top of the Morning: US Industrials Sector - Update & outlook
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation outlines the thesis behind CIO’s most preferred view of the US Industrials sector...
Macro Monthly Podcast with UBS Asset Management
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from top investment professionals from the UBS Asset Management’s Multi-Asset Team.
Washington Weekly Podcast: Funding Bill, Decision 2024 Polling, Baltimore & more
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation recaps the recently signed Government Funding Bill, and examines efforts from withi...
House Call: Talking Equity Markets with UBS Asset Management
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A monthly check on US equity market performance and positioning considerations with Jeremy Zirin, Se...
Top of the Morning: Emerging Markets - US Election Implications
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation outlines the implications of potential outcomes of the 2024 US Elections to emergin...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Revising growth (again)'
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The latest guess at UK GDP in the fourth quarter left headline numbers unchanged, while the details ...
View Points with Burkhard Varnholt – A global markets podcast
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
View Points is a new weekly podcast series which focuses on global market and macro developments. T...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Inflation and interest rates'
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a relatively quiet data calendar, Spanish March consumer price inflation gets some attention. The...
CIO Global Livestream: How to navigate all-time highs?
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CS Head of Investments Burkhard Varnholt and colleagues around the world discuss three of the big qu...
Sustainable Investing Perspectives with Martin Grosskopf (AGF) and Amantia Muhedini (UBS CIO)
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month we examine the evolution of the green labor market landscape, along with a look at shareh...
Fixed Income Roundtable with the UBS Chief Investment Office
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the CIO fixed income team every other month for a discussion around the drivers behind asset cl...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Invoking debt debacles'
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The head of the US Congressional Budget Office issued a warning about US debt sustainability, sugges...
Washington Weekly Podcast: Israel-Hamas War, Decision 2024, No Labels
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation recaps the latest round of Primary results, along with a look at the prospects of a...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Supply-siders
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation examines positive supply-side developments that have been a boon to the US economy,...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'After the central bank party'
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
After last week’s flurry of central bank decisions, we now have assorted central bankers giving mo...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week was all about the Fed, though we heard as well from several other global central banks - w...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Rising certainty about reducing rates'
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week has increased certainty about interest rate reductions in the world’s main economies. Th...
Top of the Morning: What should investors do with their allocation to Chinese equities?
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We outline the recent downgrade of China to neutral by the UBS Chief Investment Office, plus touch o...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Right response, wrong reasons?'
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Financial markets had the right reaction for the wrong reasons to the Federal Reserve interest rate ...
CIO First Take: FOMC rate decision
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off of the latest FOMC policy meeting and press conference, the UBS Chief Investment Office sh...
Top of the Morning: The Circular Economy (Longer-Term Investment Theme)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our series of thematic investing conversations by reviewing recent updates to the ‘Cir...
Top of the Morning: Muni Markets - Local governments, equipped for headwinds
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our monthly conversation on the muni market examines the resiliency of local governments, the recent...
Fixed Income Conversation Corner with Scott DiMaggio (AllianceBernstein) and Leslie Falconio (UBS CIO)
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation outlines the current landscape for fixed income investors and where to locate oppor...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Great expectations'
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Bank of Japan did exactly what the Nikkei said it would. The only surprise was that two members ...
The Energy Transition: Investment considerations & The road ahead
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Dobson and Ed Coyne drop by UBS Studios in New York for an in-depth conversation about where we ...
Around the Horn: Monthly Fixed Income Roundtable with UBS Asset Management
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from top portfolio managers and business heads from UBS Asset Management’s Muni, Taxable Fixe...
529 to Roth IRA Rollovers: What you need to know
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we explore a new provision that allows excess college 529 assets to be rolled to the 529 ...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'The start of policy decisions'
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US interest rate expectations jumped about yesterday. There was a lack of either meaningful data or ...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Speed bumps
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the next FOMC meeting a day away, Jason Draho speaks to how the Fed might interpret recent econ...
Washington Weekly Podcast: TikTok, Haiti, & Decision 2024
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shane drops by UBS Studios in New York to update us on Congressional action against TikTok, the unfo...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'The end of the beginning'
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week marks a new phase in the battle between markets and central banks about the timing of rate...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we conclude another trading week, Matt Tormey rejoins us to weigh in on equity valuations and rec...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Meaningless noise'
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We have consumer inflation expectations surveys from the US and UK today. These will probably genera...
Top of the Morning: Fixed Income Strategist - Making the grade
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we near the end of 1Q24, we reflect on fixed income performance and CIO’s current positioning r...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'What price discounting can do'
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US producer price data is mercifully free of problematic used-car prices and fantasy owners’ equiv...
Top of the Morning: US Healthcare - Sector update and outlook
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the upgrade of the US Healthcare sector to most preferred, Eric Potoker explains the alloc...
CIO First Take: February CPI print with Brian Rose
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following this morning's release of the February CPI print, Senior Economist Americas with the U...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Biden versus Trump. Too soon to care.'
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US consumer price inflation was largely as expected, but the detail shows a narrower number of price...
Fixed Income Conversation Corner Podcast with Mike Contopoulos (RBA) and Leslie Falconio (UBS CIO)
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Contopoulos rejoins Leslie Falconio for a discussion around asset class performance, the potent...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Economic fairy tales'
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US February consumer price data are due. It is the detail that will tell us about the strength of di...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Macro thoughts
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We begin the trading week by recapping last week’s macro developments, including the latest US job...
Top of the Morning: Feb Jobs Report, Fed takeaways, & the week ahead
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We conclude the week by reflecting on the February Jobs Report, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s Congr...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Don’t trust the data (again)'
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan offered a timely reminder of the unreliability of economic data. Fourth quarter GDP was revise...
CIO House View Monthly Livestream (Mar)
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear the latest thinking and investment recommendations from the UBS Chief Investment Office with Le...
Washington Weekly Podcast: State of the Union, GOP Response & Super Tuesday
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We reflect on President Biden’s third State of the Union address, including a look at the key them...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Self-serving employment'
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US employment report looms—for all its flaws (which are many), it still evokes excitement. Inv...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'A US accent (in a British accent)'
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Reserve Chair Powell testifies to the Senate today. Yesterday’s remarks were consistent wi...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'The “Super Tuesday” loser'
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US “Super Tuesday” primaries offered no real surprises for markets as to the outcome. Howeve...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Do targets matter?'
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
China announced a growth target of around 5%. China’s officials are strongly motivated to ensure o...
CIO First Take: Government funding, Super Tuesday preview & more
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following what has been a busy week in Washington DC, Tom McLoughlin join us to update on government...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Rain or Shine
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the S&P 500 having closed higher 16 of the past 18 weeks, Jason Draho outlines the factors ...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'A busy week'
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a quiet start to a busy week. The ECB makes a policy decision later this week—no one is exp...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We recap the week that was, including the latest PCE data, remarks from several Fed officials, and o...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'More disinflation, and a lot of Fed speak'
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The US personal consumer expenditure deflator remains in disinflation. Durable goods prices sank eve...
Top of the Morning: ‘Hedge Funds: 2024 Outlook & Positioning’
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation provides a performance update and outlook for hedge funds, along with a look at the...
CIO global livestream: Four things no great portfolio can do without
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from members of the UBS Chief Investment Office, including Mark Haefele, David Lefkowitz, Rolf ...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'More inflation fun'
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday’s US GDP revisions did not add much to investors’ stock of knowledge. The US consumer ...
Top of the Morning: Which assets are better to use in retirement?
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our conversation outlines considerations when it comes to earmarking assets for tax-efficient retire...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'GDP and TikTok'
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US fourth quarter GDP data is revised today. This does not give us a slightly less ill-informed pict...
Talking Markets Podcast Series with Brian Levitt, Invesco
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Levitt is a Global Market Strategist at Invesco. Brian shares is economic outlook (including ...
Top of the Morning: Muni Markets - Empire state issuers
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We discuss the cataylsts behind the stall in the muni rally, examine the results of CIO’s annual r...
Washington Weekly Podcast: Government Shutdown, Ukraine aid, Governor’s Summit & more
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As officials in Washington DC meet to negotiate an aid package for Ukraine and avert a partial shutd...
Sustainable Investing Perspectives with Amantia Muhedini (UBS CIO) and Katherine Kroll (Brown Advisory)
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re rejoined by Katherine Kroll of Brown Advisory for a discussion around the d...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Inflation details matter'
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s January consumer price inflation data slowed, but the slowdown was less marked in services...
Talking Markets Podcast Series with William Davies, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
William Davies is the Global Chief Investment Officer at Columbia Threadneedle Investments. William...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Goldilocks vs Roaring 20s
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jason starts the week by updating with the latest changes per the March UBS House View. We also dis...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Who wants to hear from central banker?'
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a lot of central bank speak today. European Central Bank President Lagarde will of course b...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Reasons to rush rate cuts'
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Federal Reserve governor Waller suggested there was “no rush” to cut rates. There is no absolute...
Top of the Morning: Fixed Income Strategist - Tapering the tightening
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We examine a potential timeline for the Fed to commence Quantitative Tightening, including the crite...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Back to the Future II'
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Federal Reserve minutes offered some clarity on future Fed policy. The tone is consistent with r...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Communicating more clearly'
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The minutes of the last Federal Reserve meeting are due, and markets will care. The US is approachin...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Wages should be rising'
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ECB releases a negotiated wage settlement index. ECB President Lagarde has repeatedly highlighte...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Before we start this holiday-shortened trading week, we first reflect on last week’s market moving...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Having fun cheaply?'
19 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The ending of the lunar new year holiday has people focusing on China’s domestic demand. The numbe...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Consumers consuming'
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US producer price inflation is due. This does not have the political importance of consumer price da...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'What’s in a name? It’s recession time'
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Japan’s population fell 0.44% last year. Fewer people make and consumer fewer things. Japan’s ec...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Spending power improves'
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday’s US consumer price inflation rate slowed slightly less than expected—in the world of ...
CIO First Take: January CPI print with Brian Rose
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following this morning's release of the January CPI print, Senior Economist Americas with the UB...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Where do markets go from here?
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the S&P 500 having topped the 5,000 level late last week, investors are curious as to how m...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Inflation in the real world'
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Truth About Inflation is a complex subject, worthy of a book. The challenge for economists with ...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Perception and reality'
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former US President Trump was making some strongly pro-Russia comments over the weekend, in the wake...
Top of the Morning: The week in review and preview
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To close out a busy week in the markets, Danny Kessler rejoins the podcast to share CIO’s view on ...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'From deluge to desert'
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The calendar is quiet. The recent pattern of data deluge then data desert is unhelpful. In an increa...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'China’s deflation – a local affair'
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
China’s consumer prices have been in deflation since last July (producer prices for far longer). J...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Trade and economic nationalism'
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
US December trade figures are due. Trade will be an increasing focus in 2024 as elections encourage ...
Top of the Morning: CIO Strategy Snapshot - Vibe check
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, Jason explains why the US economy’s ‘vibecession’ appears to be over...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Are rising equities a good thing?'
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There is a narrative that rising equity markets are good, and falling equity markets are bad. This i...
UBS On-Air: Paul Donovan Daily Audio 'Powell says little for 60 minutes'
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A pre-recorded television interview with Federal Reserve Chair Powell was broadcast over the weekend...
Top of the Morning: Jan Jobs Report, Fed takeaways, Week ahead
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As another eventful week comes to a close, Brian Rose shares his take on the latest employment data,...