Making Sense

Join host David Rawlings and Michael Cembalest, Chairman of Market and Investment Strategy at J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management, as they discuss the state of the global economy and outlook in 2024. Explore the possibility of a soft landing and market surprises. Dive into topics like the evolving role of regional banks, antitrust risks, global elections’ implications on markets and more.      Read Michael’s full outlook: https://privatebank.jpmorgan.com/nam/en/insights/latest-and-featured/eotm/outlook     This episode was recorded on January 9, 2024. This material was prepared by certain personnel of JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates and subsidiaries worldwide and not the firm’s research department. It is for informational purposes only, is not intended as an offer or solicitation for the purchase, sale or tender of any financial instrument and does not constitute a commitment, undertaking, offer or solicitation by any JPMorgan Chase entity to extend or arrange credit or to provide any other products or services to any person or entity. © 2024 JPMorgan Chase & Company. All rights reserved.

David Rawlings and Mike Gaito discuss recent M&A trends in healthcare investments. They explore the impact of economic factors and innovation in AI and machine learning. The podcast also covers navigating the healthcare sector in 2024 and the complexities of inflation and interest rates.

Discussion on the global inflation outlook for 2024, including the impact of the pandemic and the decrease in core numbers. Focus on the US inflation dynamics and the alignment of CPI and core PC inflation. Exploration of the decreasing inflation trend in emerging markets, with a focus on China and other regions. Examination of the potential impact of shipping disruptions on global inflation, including rising shipping costs and blockages in the Panama Canal. Highlighting the current outlook for energy and food inflation.

In this episode, the group discuss the key surprises that emerged through 2023, how they played out from a positioning perspective and key catalysts to monitor for the year ahead. Eloise Goulder, Head of the Data Assets & Alpha Group (DA&A) and Jigar Vakharia, a member of the group’s Positioning Intelligence team are in conversation with Edwina Lowe, Product Specialist within the DA&A Group. This episode was recorded on January 15, 2024. The views expressed in this podcast may not necessarily reflect the views of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and its affiliates (together “J.P. Morgan”), they are not the product of J.P. Morgan’s Research Department and do not constitute a recommendation, advice, or an offer or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument.  This podcast is intended for institutional and professional investors only and is not intended for retail investor use, it is provided for information purposes only. Referenced products and services in this podcast may not be suitable for you and may not be available in all jurisdictions.  J.P. Morgan may make markets and trade as principal in securities and other asset classes and financial products that may have been discussed.  For additional disclaimers and regulatory disclosures, please visit: www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures/salesandtradingdisclaimer. For the avoidance of doubt, opinions expressed by any external speakers are the personal views of those speakers and do not represent the views of J.P. Morgan.

Hosts discuss key themes and trends for corporate clients in their annual report called the corporate compass. Topics covered include the impact of interest rates, the significance of scale in the market, strategies for companies to de-risk, the hindering effects of higher interest rates on capital deployment in the energy transition sector, the ideal recipe for success for companies, managing risks in the current economic climate.

Andrew Tyler and John Schlegel discuss tactical view for US Equities, upcoming catalysts, risks, and recent market weakness. They analyze sector and thematic views for sectors like financials, tech, and healthcare.

Analyzing the December jobs report, the hosts discuss the strong job and wage growth, as well as the impact of declining labor force participation. They predict that the report won't lead to an immediate rate cut by the Federal Reserve.

In this 2-part episode, we hear from Anthony Todd, CEO of Hedge Fund Aspect Capital, a diversified systematic asset manager which Anthony Co-Founded more than 25 years ago. In Part 2, Anthony discusses why he believes trend-following techniques will remain durable investment strategies over the longer term, use of AI and machine learning in the investment process, and how he expects the industry to evolve from here.  Anthony Todd is in discussion with Eloise Goulder, Head of the Data Assets & Alpha Group.   Show notes: https://www.aspectcapital.com/   This episode was recorded on November 22, 2023. The views expressed in this podcast may not necessarily reflect the views of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and its affiliates (together “J.P. Morgan”), they are not the product of J.P. Morgan’s Research Department and do not constitute a recommendation, advice, or an offer or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument.  This podcast is intended for institutional and professional investors only and is not intended for retail investor use, it is provided for information purposes only. Referenced products and services in this podcast may not be suitable for you and may not be available in all jurisdictions.  J.P. Morgan may make markets and trade as principal in securities and other asset classes and financial products that may have been discussed.  For additional disclaimers and regulatory disclosures, please visit: www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures/salesandtradingdisclaimer. For the avoidance of doubt, opinions expressed by any external speakers are the personal views of those speakers and do not represent the views of J.P. Morgan.

With more attention on emerging market interest rate derivatives than ever before, this episode delves into key trading dynamics. Meridy Cleary from the FICC Market Structure team speaks to Avi Berkowicz, the Head of CEEMEA Local Rates Trading on trading protocols, electronification trends, the road ahead for local risk-free rate transitions, and which markets our traders have their eyes on. This episode was recorded on December 13, 2023.  The views expressed in this podcast may not necessarily reflect the views of JPMorgan Chase & Co, and its affiliates, together J.P. Morgan, and do not constitute research or recommendation advice or an offer or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, are not issued by Research but are a solicitation under CFTC Rule 1.71. Referenced products and services in this podcast may not be suitable for you, and may not be available in all jurisdictions. J.P. Morgan may make markets and trade as principal in securities and other asset classes and financial products that may have been discussed. The FICC market structure publications, or to one, newsletters, mentioned in this podcast are available for J.P. Morgan clients. Please contact your J.P. Morgan sales representative should you wish to receive these. For additional disclaimers and regulatory disclosures, please visit www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures © 2024 JPMorgan Chase & Company. All rights reserved.

In this 2-part episode we hear from Anthony Todd, CEO of Hedge Fund Aspect Capital, a diversified systematic asset manager which Anthony Co-Founded more than 25 years ago.  In Part 1, Anthony discusses the evolution of the industry over the last 25 years, and the investment philosophy behind setting up and developing Aspect Capital over that period. Anthony Todd is in discussion with Eloise Goulder, Head of the Data Assets & Alpha Group.   Show notes: https://www.aspectcapital.com/   This episode was recorded on November 22, 2023. The views expressed in this podcast may not necessarily reflect the views of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co and its affiliates (together “J.P. Morgan”), they are not the product of J.P. Morgan’s Research Department and do not constitute a recommendation, advice, or an offer or a solicitation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument.  This podcast is intended for institutional and professional investors only and is not intended for retail investor use, it is provided for information purposes only. Referenced products and services in this podcast may not be suitable for you and may not be available in all jurisdictions.  J.P. Morgan may make markets and trade as principal in securities and other asset classes and financial products that may have been discussed.  For additional disclaimers and regulatory disclosures, please visit: www.jpmorgan.com/disclosures/salesandtradingdisclaimer. For the avoidance of doubt, opinions expressed by any external speakers are the personal views of those speakers and do not represent the views of J.P. Morgan.