Prediction markets: A new market signal
Prediction markets are suddenly top of mind for a range of people. From elections and sporting events to pop culture and breaking news, probabilities are flashing across screens in real time. What sta...
14 Apr 10min
The quantum computing moment
Quantum computing has long been viewed as a future technology. Now, it’s poised to overtake classical computing systems in specific useful tasks in the next 12-24 months.In this episode of Barclays Br...
7 Apr 12min
The cusp of a capex supercycle
In recent months, market narratives have been dominated by geopolitical shocks, energy volatility and higher interest rates. But step back, and a much bigger story is coming into focus.Advanced econom...
31 Mar 13min
European rates: Inflation & AI waves collide
Markets have been anything but calm lately. Inflation shocks, surging energy prices and the AI narrative have collided to deliver one of the most dramatic periods in rates markets in years, forcing in...
24 Mar 11min
A bullish view on US equities
Markets may look relatively steady compared with past oil shocks, but the real story sits in the undercurrents. Despite only a modest pullback in major indices, the Iran‑linked shock has sparked some ...
17 Mar 12min
Processing uncertainty in real time
Volatility has returned, and markets are recalibrating risk premia as new sources of uncertainty emerge across oil, inflation expectations, private credit and the AI investment cycle.In this episode o...
10 Mar 9min
Weight loss drugs: Scaling up
Weight loss drugs have pushed the obesity therapeutics market to an inflection point, reshaping not only patient behaviour, healthcare spending and investor expectations, but also potentially the glob...
3 Mar 14min
Software: In the AI storm
Software equities sit in the eye of the AI storm, caught at a decisive inflection point as AI reshapes the sector and investors grapple with one of the sharpest valuation resets in years. In Episode ...
24 Feb 11min
