The MUFG Global Markets Podcast

The MUFG FX Weekly Podcast: FX Market remains in state of limbo

Lee Hardman, currency analyst at MUFG, looks at the FX Market for the week ahead, predicting low volatility and tight ranges as the markets grapple with a lack of clarity about a U.S.-China trade deal.

The MUFG FX Weekly Podcast

As seats are being even more closely contested in the upcoming UK election, the outlook for Brexit hangs in the balance. As tensions rise between the Tories, Labour and the Brexit Party, what impact is this having on the pound?
Derek Halpenny, Head of Research, Global Markets EMEA and International Securities, offers his insights on the general election as well as the performance of the Swiss Franc.

The MUFG Markets Podcast - Another week of strong risk appetite

Hope of a US-China trade deal means strong risk appetite is set to continue this week, but there is plenty on the horizon to shake this up.
Derek Halpenny, Head of Research, Global Markets EMEA and International Securities, contemplates the week ahead and gives his FX outlook as The Reserve Bank of New Zealand considers cutting rates and UK election campaigning continues to heat up amidst Brexit uncertainty.

MUFG Markets Podcast: Progress on Brexit and the US-China trade deal?

The last year has seen a lot of negativity across global markets, but are we starting to see some light at the end of the tunnel?
With progress on Brexit and the US-China trade deal, are we shaping up for a brighter 2020?

MUFG Markets Podcast: No deal Brexit more delayed than dead

It’s been a turbulent and in many ways an unprecedented week in British politics. With Boris Johnson “trapped in power” what lies ahead in the Brexit saga and what do events this week and the outlook ahead mean for the pound? Ben Mascall, from Headland and a former advisor to PM May at 10 Downing Street and MUFG’s Derek Halpenny outline the key points in this edition of MUFG Markets Podcast.

MUFG Markets Podcast: Was it 'one and done' from Fed Chair Powell?

The markets may have been spooked by Jay Powell's description of the Fed's rate cut as a mid-cycle adjustment, but are things as bad as they seem? Derek Halpenny contemplates the news from the Fed on this week's MUFG Markets Podcast.

MUFG Markets Podcast: The market implications of the ECB’s latest policy update

A more protracted economic slowdown in the euro-zone has prompted the ECB to adopt a more dovish policy stance at today's meeting. Looser policy for longer will encourage a weaker euro according to Lee Hardman.

MUFG Markets Podcast: The market implications of Boris Johnson’s victory

With Boris Johnson on his way to No. 10, some uncertainty over the next steps for Brexit has been curbed. However, Johnson's ambitious expectations for delivering the UK's exit from the EU could result in a constitutional crisis, according to Derek Halpenny on MUFG's Markets podcast. To hear more, click below.

MUFG Markets Podcast - Brexit’s Parliamentary Hurdles

Is a breakthrough on the horizon in the Brexit negotiations between London and Brussels? We think perhaps yes, but do not expect too much immediate enthusiasm. Derek Halpenny goes through the numerous uncertainties that lie ahead in parliament in getting the deal legislated that will likely dampen any bounce for the pound.

MUFG Markets Podcast - The U.S. dollar will continue to depreciate

The U.S. dollar will continue to gradually depreciate despite hurdles from the Fed, says Derek Halpenny on this week's MUFG podcast.

MUFG Markets Podcast - The Chequers Deal and the Pound

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