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29 Sep 2022

Podcast Series: a view from the Trading Desk

Chris Brand | Head of FX Trading

Find out what's moving currency markets in our podcast series as Investec's FX trading desk and London economics team analyse all the latest developments.

Thoughts from the trading floor


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29 September 2022

Sterling - an uncertain outlook?


With sterling hitting an all-time low against the US dollar and UK markets facing general uncertainty, Head of FX Trading Chris Brand and economist Ellie Henderson discuss the current situation and outlook. The reaction to the ‘fiscal event’ was extreme, but was it justified? Markets are on edge as they await a reaction from the Bank of England, as Chris Brand and Ellie Henderson debate in their latest podcast.


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Listen to previous episodes of the podcast

7 July 2022

After one of the most dramatic periods in modern UK politics, Investec spot trader Chris Brand and economist Ryan Djajasaputra examine what happens next in the contest to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson and what that might mean for government policy and currency markets.

13 April 2022

What’s driving financial markets at the moment? How might the war in Ukraine evolve and what are the implications for the global economy? How is the tug of war between inflation and slowing demand affecting the outlook for interest rates in the UK, the US and Europe?

Investec’s Head of Corporate FX Kiran Russell and Chief Economist Philip Shaw answer those questions and more in our latest podcast.

28 September 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Ellie Henderson and Spot Trader Demitri Theodosiou.

This week, the team discuss the recent central bank meetings, the potential collapse of Evergrande and US fiscal policy. 

07 September 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Ellie Henderson and Spot Trader Chris Brand.

20 August 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Chief Economist Philip Shaw and Spot Trader Chris Brand.

This week, the team discuss the recent UK retail sales data and whether the easing of restrictions boosted consumer activity. Also, the US dollar has enjoyed a prosperous period recently - the team analyse what this means for the currency markets and the events to look out for in the US monetary and fiscal calendar. 

03 August 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Ellie Henderson and Spot Trader Chris Brand.

This week, the team discuss what is driving the recent rally in the pound and the potential impact of nonfarm payrolls. 

25 June 2021

Head of Corporate FX Jonathan Pryor hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. He is joined by Investec economist Sandra Horsfield and Spot Trader Chris Brand to discuss the impact of central bank policy on currency markets. 

11 June 2021

Corporate FX director, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Sandra Horsfield and Spot Trader Chris Brand.

In this instalment, the panel discuss a week full of data releases, including GDP growth.

14 May 2021

Corporate FX director, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Ryan Djajasaputra and Spot Trader Chris Brand to discuss what is currently impacting currency markets.

29 April 2021

Corporate FX director, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Ellie Henderson and Spot Trader Chris Brand to discuss the current controversy surrounding Boris Johnson, Scottish Independence and the London Mayor elections. 

16 April 2021

Corporate FX director, Kiran Russell hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Chief Economist Philip Shaw and Spot Trader Chris Brand. 

3 March 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Jonathan Pryor hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Sandra Horsfield and Spot Trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the resurgence of the pound and whether this will be sustained. 

4 February 2021

Head of Corporate FX, Jonathan Pryor hosts this week's instalment of the regular FX podcast. This week he is joined by Investec Economist Sandra Horsfield and Spot Trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the difficulties surrounding shipping costs and the outcome of the Bank of England's recent report surrounding negative interest rates. 

21 January 2021

FX Director Kiran Russell hosts the next instalment of the FX podcast with Senior Trader, Chris Brand. In this podcast, they discuss the multiple topics impacting currency at the moment, including Covid-19, events stateside and the Brexit trade deal. 

07 January 2021

Head of Corporate FX Jonathan Pryor hosts the first podcast of 2021 with economist Ryan Djajasaputra and Senior Trader, Chris Brand. In this podcast, they discuss the multiple topics impacting currency at the moment, including Covid-19, events stateside and the Brexit trade deal. 

26 November 2020

FX Director, Kiran Russell, hosts a discussion with Investec economist George Brown and Senior FX trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the macro trends impacting currency, including Chancellor Rishi Sunak's recent announcements and the Covid-19 vaccines. 

12 November 2020

Head of Corporate FX, Jonathan Pryor, hosts a discussion with Chief economist Phil Shaw and Senior FX trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the US election, Brexit talks and the impact of the potential vaccine for Covid-19 on currency markets.

29 October 2020

Lewis Thorn hosts a discussion with Chief economist Phil Shaw and Senior FX trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the upcoming US election, Brexit talks and the impact of the potential second wave of coronavirus on currency markets.

15 October 2020

FX Director, Kiran Russell hosts a discussion with economist Ryan Djajasaputra and FX trader Chris Brand. This week, the team discuss the European Council meeting and its implications on Brexit, and also how the US election will impact currency markets.

24 September 2020

FX Director Kiran Russell hosts a discussion with Investec economist Ryan Djajasaputra and FX spot trader Chris Brand. This week the team discusses Chancellor Rishi Sunak's measures amid the second wave of coronavirus cases, Bank of England comments on negative interest rates, and Brexit developments.

10 September 2020

Head of Corporate FX, Jonathan Pryor, hosts a discussion with Investec Chief Economist Phil Shaw and Head of Trading, Demitri Theodosiou. This week, the team discuss the impact of the increasing cases of coronavirus, Brexit talks and currency movements.

28 August 2020

In this week's podcast, Jonathan Pryor speaks to Economist George Brown and Spot Trader Chris Brand about the latest economic trends and announcements coming from this year's Jackson Hole symposium. 

13 August 2020 - Review by Spot Trader, Chris Brand

Spot Trader, Chris Brand responds to Victoria Clarke and Kiran Russell's analysis, and gives his perspective on the recent events' impact on currency. 

13 August 2020 - Economic and FX analysis

Listen back to comments and analysis by Investec Economist, Victoria Clarke and FX Director, Kiran Russell, from the most recent Fortnightly Economic Q&A Webinar. 

16 July 2020

In this week's podcast, Jonathan Pryor returns to give us an update on client sentiment. He is also joined by Economist George Brown and FX spot trader Chris Brand to discuss the latest currency and economic movements.

02 July 2020

In this week's podcast, Investec's Lewis Thorn is joined by Economist Ryan Djajasaputra and FX spot trader Chris Brand to discuss the latest currency and economic movements.

11 June 2020

In this week's podcast, Investec's Kiran Russell is joined by Chief Economist Phil Shaw and FX spot trader Chris Brand to discuss the latest currency and economic movements impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. 

28 May 2020

Our Investec experts, Lewis Thorn and Chris Brand are joined by  Investec economist George Brown to provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 

14 May 2020

Our Investec experts, Jonathan Pryor and Chris Brand are joined by  Investec economist Victoria Clarke to provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 

30 April 2020

Our Investec experts, Jonathan Pryor and Chris Brand are joined by  Investec economist George Brown to provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 

9 April 2020

Our Investec experts, Jonathan Pryor and Chris Brand are joined by  Investec economist Phil Shaw to provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 

26 March 2020

Our Investec experts, Jonathan Pryor and Chris Brand are joined by  Investec economist Victoria Clarke to provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. 

13 March 2020

Our Investec experts, Jonathan Pryor, Phil Shaw and Chris Brand provide a quick update on the latest currency movements as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.