There has been a lot of information for the market to digest so far this year and rates volatility has drifted lower with the Fed on hold for now, while elevated US economic policy uncertainty has helped support VIX. In this edition of the All Options Considered podcast, BI’s Chief Global Derivatives Strategist Tanvir Sandhuis joined byChris Murphy, Co-Head Derivative Strategy atSusquehanna, to discuss cross-asset volatility and flows. 

Catastrophe bonds offer issuers additional capacity for underwriting risk, while providing investors with a stream of uncorrelated returns. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Noel Hebert and Sam Geier are joined by Tarek Abou Zeid and Andre Rzym, partners and portfolio managers at Man AHL to discuss the growth and adoption of cat bonds. The discussion gets into real-world examples, from Hurricanes Andrew and Milton, to the 2006 FIFA World Cup. They also talk about primary vs. secondary markets, payout structures, cybersecurity and terrorism, target investors and much more.

Despite economic data once again signaling inflation is on the rise, the future of rate cuts becoming uncertain and an evolving fiscal-policy landscape, there’s much to be optimistic about within the muni market. On this month’s Masters of the Muniverse podcast, hosts and Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Eric Kazatsky and Karen Altamirano talk to Tim Coffin, Director of Sustainability at Breckinridge Capital Advisors. We discuss the rise in separately managed accounts and how the demand for sustainable investing is unlikely to wane.

If the economy evolves a certain way, the Federal Reserve isn’t far from cutting rates more than the market thinks, says Wellington Management Portfolio Manager Brij Khurana. Khurana joins host and Bloomberg Intelligence Chief US Interest-Rate Strategist Ira Jersey and senior Canada and US rate strategy associate Will Hoffman to discuss the current dynamics and trends across fixed-income markets. The trio examines the shifts in the US inflation outlook and subsequent market pricing for Fed policy action, as well as the state of the domestic labor market. They highlight the potential shifts in fiscal policy under the new administration and the changes to nominal growth and wage expectations under several scenarios.

The Macro Matters podcast is part of BI’s FICC Focus series.

In his 35 years on Wall Street, Moelis’ Global Co-Head of Capital Structure Advisory Bill Derrough hasn’t seen a rescue-financing environment as robust as today, “where we [can] run so many parallel processes at the same time.” As one of the key bankers behind Hertz’s successful bankruptcy auction and American Airlines’ game-changing Chapter 11 exit merger, Bill shares with Bloomberg Intelligence’s Noel Hebert and Phil Brendel some “war stories” and his insights on trends in liability-management exercises, the rise of cooperation agreements and developing creative restructuring solutions (6:00). Prior to that, Noel and Phil discuss the high yield market’s historically-tight spreads and 4.5-year respite from a surge in distressed inventory. The podcast concludes with BI’s Negisa Balluku joining Noel and Phil for a round-table discussion covering Serta Simmons’ impact on equitable mootness, Hertz, Yellow Corp., Spirit Airlines, GOL Airlines and Franchise Group (1:30:00).

High yield credit had a strong 2024 as yields rallied and spreads followed, while defaults didn’t blow up as feared. In Europe, the index default rate stands at a low 2.5% and the US at 1.1%, while the share of stressed and distressed bonds drastically came down. Will 1Q sustain those gains, and why? Mahesh Bhimalingam, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief European credit strategist, discusses the results of the team’s 1Q25 High Yield Survey, along with the market outlook, with Marco Salcoacci, senior high yield fund manager at Union Investments. The report covers investor positioning, sentiment, key return drivers, default and supply forecasts and relative-value opinions by geography, rating and sector. They assess how deeply high yield prospects differ between Europe and the US.

The pound may be getting a bounce from the optimism that the UK could dodge President Donald Trump’s tariffs as trade headlines roil global markets, but not all is rosy for the British currency on the domestic cyclical front. In this episode of FX Moment, Bloomberg Intelligence’s chief G-10 FX strategist Audrey Childe-Freeman and Jordan Rochester, head of FICC strategy for EMEA at Mizuho Bank, discuss the pound’s position vs. peers on the tariff narrative front, UK’s near-term economic prospects and the Bank of England monetary policy outlook ahead of the Feb. 6 meeting. They also look beyond the positive dollar narrative to identify strong G-10 FX views for 1Q, with the bullish cyclical and structural yen case in the limelight at a time when defensive currency positioning makes sense.

Markets may be having to assess more than the normal number of cross currents in the economy right now, with a new US administration, stock volatility and a host of geopolitical developments. On this episode of the Bloomberg Intelligence Macro Matters podcast, host and BI chief US rates strategist Ira Jersey is joined by Frank Rose, president of Chevalier Strategic Advisors, to discuss the primary geopolitical risks the US faces in coming years. They also review key appointees from the Trump administration and their potential influence on international policy, while exploring the threats stemming from Eurasia, with a focus on Russia-China relations. Jersey is also joined by BI’s Chief European rates strategist Huw Worthington and senior rates strategy associate Will Hoffman. They examine the results of the recent Bank of Canada, Federal Reserve and European Central Bank meetings, and what those may mean for the path of monetary and yield curves.

European credit markets have gone through a significant shift in market dynamics over the past five years, as low-interest-rate debt is coming due and traditional sources of financing retreat. Bloomberg Intelligence analysts Noel Hebert and Sam Geier are joined by Arini Capital Management CIO and Founder Hamza Lemssouguer on this episode of Credit Crunch to discuss how Arini is capitalizing on structural inefficiencies in high yield credit markets. The conversation gets into the founding of the firm and their approach to running a long/short book before touching on the extension into CLOs, dispersion despite tight spreads and the impact of shifting costs of capital.

The Credit Crunch podcast is part of BI’s FICC Focus series. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

It may be a good year for the volatility market as pro-business government policies and elevated equity exposure that drive market overshoots could see high reactivity on the downside. In this edition of the All Options Considered podcast, BI’s Chief Global Derivatives Strategist Tanvir Sandhu gives an update on market volatility and is joined by Catherine Clay, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe. They discuss cross-asset volatility, flows and crypto options market.