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Episode 91: Commercial Real Estate: An Uneven but Genuine Recovery

Commercial real estate has had to weather many challenges since the pandemic, with office vacancies, higher interest rates, refinancing concerns, and the health of region

Episode 90: Fixed-Income Strategy While the Market Tests the Fed

An impatient bond market has steepened the yield curve as the Warsh-led Federal Reserve seeks to establish credibility as an inflation fighter and clarity as a communicat

Episode 89: Beyond the Private Credit Headlines: Finding Opportunity in a Noisy Market

Private credit has experienced significant growth in recent years, fueled by institutional and individual investors that have recognized the potential for high risk-adjus

Episode 88: Halftime Analysis for Investors: Macro Themes and Market Drivers for 2H2026 and Beyond:

War, oil spikes, and a transition at the Federal Reserve contributed to a volatile first half of 2026, but the relative calm at the year’s mid-point is an opportune time

Episode 87: The Complexity Premium in Structured Credit: The Opportunity Set Today (Part 2)

Investors today are navigating a set of complex macroeconomic, geopolitical, and market forces. Whatever the market conditions, Guggenheim Investments leans in to structu

Episode 87: The Complexity Premium in Structured Credit: Fundamentals and Absolute/Relative Value (Part 1)

Investors today are navigating a set of complex macroeconomic, geopolitical, and market forces. Whatever the market conditions, Guggenheim Investments leans in to structu

Episode 86: Portfolio Strategy as Oil Stays Elevated and ‘Regime Change’ Comes to the Fed

The Federal Reserve held rates steady last week, as expected, but the backdrop is anything but routine. Portfolio Manager Adam Bloch and Head of Macroeconomic Research an

Episode 85: Corporate Credit Standing Strong After a Volatile Q1

What is next for corporate credit—investment-grade and high yield corporate bonds and leveraged loans—after a volatile first quarter? Credit fundamentals were sound comin

Episode 84: The Real Assets Investment Proposition

Investors look to physical infrastructure assets to potentially provide steady cash flow, inflation protection, portfolio diversification, and resiliency through economic

Episode 83: Geopolitical Risk Rears Its Head

The war in Iran and spike in oil prices have threatened the generally strong U.S. economy and elevated volatility in the markets. In this episode of Macro Markets, Portfo

Episode 82: The Next Test for Equities?

Equity markets have shown remarkable resilience through chaotic trade policies, the rise of AI, and now a war in the Middle East. But with the Iran conflict continuing to

Episode 81: AI’s Macro and Market Impact: A Framework for Investors

U.S. Economist Matt Bush and Market Strategist Maria Giraldo join the latest episode of Macro Markets to discuss insights from our new white paper, “AI’s Promise and Hist

Episode 80: Fixed-Income Outlook: Sunny with a Chance of Tail Risks

Steve Brown, Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income, joins Macro Markets to review current market conditions for bonds and discuss our economic outlook and portfolio s

Episode 79: 10 Macro Themes Driving Markets in 2026

Patricia Zobel, Head of Macroeconomic Research and Market Strategy, joins Macro Markets to discuss our newly published report, “10 Macro Themes for 2026". From steady but

Episode 78: The Investing Outlook for 2026

Anne Walsh, CIO of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management, joins Macro Markets to discuss portfolio strategy within the context of our 2026 outlook for growth, inflati

Episode 77: Agency MBS: From Zero to Hero

For two decades, we typically looked past Agency mortgage-backed securities (MBS) to find better relative value opportunities in the non-government sponsored credit marke

Episode 76: Why and Where (and How) to Invest in Asset-Backed Finance

Asset-backed investments have typically traded at higher yields and wider spreads than comparably rated corporate securities. Karthik Narayanan, Head of Structured Credit

Episode 75: Can U.S. Equities Sustain Their Momentum?

The stock market continues to power ahead even as the labor market shows signs of weakening and inflation pressures mount. Michael Schwager, Equity Strategist, and Ryan S

Episode 74: Fed Easing Resumes, Adding Tailwinds and Volatility to the Outlook

The Federal Reserve resumed rate cuts at its September meeting, gauging that risks to the labor market currently outweigh inflation risks. Mixed signals from the fixed-in

Episode 73: Gamechanger: Post-FOMC & Jobs Data Analysis and Outlook

Steve Brown and Patricia Zobel join Macro Markets to offer their analysis on the complex forces shaping our economic outlook and portfolio strategy. Related Content: Th