Word on the Street
Barclays
Welcome to Word on the Street, a weekly podcast from Barclays Bank where our experts help ordinary investors make sense of the latest news and events impacting the world’s financial markets.
Please note that past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. All investments can fall as well as rise in value and you can lose some or all of your money. Additionally, this podcast does not constitute an investment recommendation.
Please note that past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. All investments can fall as well as rise in value and you can lose some or all of your money. Additionally, this podcast does not constitute an investment recommendation.
Episodes
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Apr 6, 2020 • 18min
#51 Coronavirus - What will the long-term effects be?
In this edition, we talk about the latest coronavirus news updates, as well as our team’s thoughts on the medium to long-term impact of these unprecedented times, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Jean-Paul Jaegers, (Head of Asset Allocation).

Apr 2, 2020 • 19min
#50 Westminster update and the top 5 investor questions answered
This week, we talk about the latest from Westminster (1:38)and offer some answers to the top five most popular questions we are getting from investors at the moment -- Will I be left with nothing (9:50); How long can this go on for (11:39); Should I sell now before it gets any worse (12:54); When should I buy in (13:54); and Which regions/sectors/stocks etc. can I cherry pick (16:25) -- with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Sophie Traherne (Senior UK Political Analyst), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

Mar 30, 2020 • 19min
#49 Coronavirus – How the outbreak could affect your retirement plans
In this episode, we cover the latest on the spread of the coronavirus and talk about how investors, who are close to retirement, should approach market falls, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

Mar 27, 2020 • 18min
#48 Coronavirus – News from the front line
This week, we talk about how the all-important small and medium-sized business community is faring. Also, we explain why we have been adding exposure to stocks and shares to our funds and portfolios this week, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Ian Workman (a managing director in Barclays Business Bank), and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

Mar 23, 2020 • 16min
#47 Coronavirus – Any good news from Italy?
As we step up the frequency of our podcasts to cover this rapidly evolving coronavirus story, we look at what data points we should be watching in Italy, why some forecasters are now expecting an economic depression, and if there is any good news out there, with Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting) Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Jean-Paul Jaegers (Head of Asset Allocation).

Mar 19, 2020 • 27min
#46 Coronavirus – Is the night darkest just before the dawn?
This week, as the Bank of England joins the rest of the world’s major central banks in announcing further emergency measures to support the economy, we discuss the gathering economic storm and ask whether now is the time to sell out of investments and shelter in cash, and are policy makers powerless to arrest the rout, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments) and Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer).

Mar 12, 2020 • 30min
#45 Pandemic panic?
This week, our panel tries to make sense of a week of dramatic swings in the world’s capital markets, with Nicky Eggers (Head of Investments), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and Rob Smith (Head of Behavioural Finance).

Mar 12, 2020 • 23min
#44 UK Budget 2020: Large spending boost
n this special Budget podcast our panel of experts discuss the changes announced in Chancellor Sunak’s Spring Budget. They discuss the measures taken in an attempt to offset the economic disruption caused by the coronavirus, and what all this may mean for your investments - hosted by Phil Attreed (Head of Investment Consulting), with Lee Platt (Director, Wealth Planning), Sophie Traherne (Senior UK Political Analyst), Will Hobbs (Chief Investment Officer), and special guest Emma Hosking-Williams (Director, Ernst & Young).

Mar 5, 2020 • 22min
#43 Is it now time to buy ... or sell?
This week, we talk about the rising concerns over the spread of Covid-19 — do they signal a time to buy or sell? Also we discuss why investors were not calmed by the aggressive intervention from the Federal Reserve and what are fund managers telling us about the opportunities and threats out there, with Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation, Mike Haslam, Head of Fund Investing, and Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer

Feb 27, 2020 • 24min
#42 How should we invest through the coronavirus outbreak?
This week we look at whether the attempts to contain Covid-19, or the coronavirus, will usher in the next recession and what investors should do about it, with Nicky Eggers, Head of Investments, Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer, Jean-Paul Jaegers, Head of Asset Allocation, and Rob Smith, Head of Behavioural Finance.


