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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Oct 10, 2024 • 7min
#291 What’s hot and what’s not in markets?
This week, Francis Addai and Sophie Barrington link up in our studio to provide another snapshot into latest market moves and trends. Topics include US jobs data, Chinese stocks and stimulus, commodities and more.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Oct 3, 2024 • 32min
#290 Unpacking a feisty Q3
What should investors make of the last 3 months?
Miles Sherry puts that question to Will Hobbs as they chew the fat over a spike in volatility, alongside a punchy US presidential campaign, a massive Chinese stimulus package and of course, AI.
Tune in to hear more.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Sep 26, 2024 • 20min
#289 Tackling gender inequality
Will Hobbs is joined by special guest Hannah Bernard OBE, for a fascinating discussion about the newly endorsed ‘Invest in Women’ taskforce.
Tune in as they discuss the importance of gender equality, and the steps being taken to close the gaps. Will also provides his usual synopsis of market movements.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Sep 19, 2024 • 12min
#288 The end of high rates?
Following a ‘jumbo cut’ in the States, and amid growing confidence at the Bank of England, Francis Addai and Sophie Barrington discuss the apparent conclusion of the energy-sapping fight to tame inflation.
Tune in as they ponder the broader implications for investors.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Sep 12, 2024 • 17min
#287 Doom? Boom? Or somewhere in-between?
The uncertainty and fogginess created by constant data flows and political jostling are the subject of this week’s podcast.
As UK growth stalls, while US inflation hits a 3-year low, Will Hobbs talks to Sophie Barrington about distractions, doomsayers, and how to distil the details that truly matter.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Sep 5, 2024 • 18min
#286 Blowing bubbles?
With rising scrutiny over the performance of a small cohort of US stocks, are fears of a market bubble re-emerging? What might this mean for the trajectory of US rates?
And more broadly, are markets becoming less efficient? Will Hobbs and Sophie Barrington explore these big questions and more.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Aug 29, 2024 • 21min
#285 Back to school (please)
Tune in as our podcast hosts, Will Hobbs and Sophie Barrington, discuss the investment landscape amidst the impending US election, continuing fears of a US recession and a bursting tech bubble, and more besides.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Aug 22, 2024 • 23min
#284 Is the boom beginning?
Tune in as our podcast hosts, Will Hobbs and Sophie Barrington, discuss the differing paths being trod by the world’s two largest economies – the US and China.
They also ponder the role that fast-evolving technology could play in defining global growth ambitions.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Aug 15, 2024 • 28min
#283 Chaotic much?
Will Hobbs and Miles Sherry return to the studio and reflect on the week that was. After the surge in market volatility, have investor nerves been shredded?
Are markets punch drunk? And conversely, which opportunities opened up for investors who held their nerve? Tune in for all this, and more.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
Aug 8, 2024 • 13min
#282 The global sell-off explained
The rapid and dramatic spike in volatility, largely triggered by a cooling US economy, spooked some investors – but have markets over-reacted? And how much more unwinding of the yen-carry trade – another contributing factor – might we see?
Francis Addai, Luke Pearce and Sophie Barrington contextualise a dramatic few days for markets.
To read Barclays Private Bank's "Outlook 2024" report, visit https://privatebank.barclays.com/insights/2023/november/outlook-2024/
To read insights from Barclays Investment Bank, visit https://www.ib.barclays/our-insights.html?cid=chartable_site_pbpodcast
To find out about starting your investment journey with Barclays, visit www.barclays.co.uk/investments
You can also follow us on LinkedIn for more Barclays investment updates - https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/barclays-digital-investments/
And for Barclays Wealth Management updates - https://www.linkedin.com/company/barclays-wealth-and-investment-management/
