Carsten Menke, Commodity Analyst, discusses whether the economy can get any better, what this week's OPEC meeting means for oil prices and what to expect from the Brexit talks with Financial Editor Beatrice Joho Jones.

Patrik Lang, Head Equities Research, discusses with Damien Ng on how the collapse of coalition talks in Germany could affect financial markets, why fading short-term rate cycle investments open up bottom-fishing opportunities in gold, as well as

the reasons for having an Overweight stance on China's equity market.

David Kohl, Head Currency Research and Chief Economist Germany, discusses with Damien Ng about the implications of the European Commission's revised growth forecast for the eurozone,

why we are warming up to US equities and the effects of China's liberalisation of the financial sector.

Markus Allenspach, Head of Fixed Income Research, discusses with Beatrice Joho Jones the global economy and the stances of various central banks, especially the nomination of the next US Federal Reserve chairman and some noteworthy remarks from the Chinese central bank.

Heinz Rüttimann, Emerging Market Strategist, discusses with Damien Ng how the latest developments in Catalonia could impact the eurozone economy, how the upcoming election of the new Fed chair could influence the Fed's course on monetary policy and why the IT sector in the emerging markets is so attractive?

Carsten Menke, Commodity Research Analyst, discusses with Damien Ng what we can expect from the ECB meeting this week, whether the results of the snap elections in Japan will be beneficial for financial markets, how investors should interpret the results of the mid-term elections in Argentina, and whether palladium is still expensive compared to platinum.

In this interview, Patrik Lang, Head Equity Research, discusses with Damien Ng how the latest US CPI data will affect the Fed outlook and the EUR/USD, why we maintain our Overweight stance on US and European small caps, what we can expect from the Communist Party Congress in China taking place this week, and what makes Asian tourism such an interesting investment topic from a Next Generation perspective.

Norbert Rücker, Head Macro & Commodities, discusses with Beatrice Joho Jones why the most recent US labour market report suggests that a rate hike in the US is most likely in December, how the political uncertainty in Catalonia is affecting the Spanish and European financial markets and reasons for crude oil to move into backwardation.

Christian Gattiker, Head Research & Investment Solutions, discusses the announced US tax reform, the referendum in Catalonia and emerging market equities with Financial Editor Beatrice Joho Jones.

Markus Allenspach, Head Fixed Income Research, discusses with Damien Ng what to make of the results of the German elections, how the Fed's balance-sheet reduction will impact financial markets, the reasoning behind our cautious view on crude oil and why we believe Qatar banks are still well-capitalised despite the recent deposit outflows.