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In a world of constant change, Barclays Brief is your weekly source for differentiated perspectives that cut through the noise. Each bite-sized episode delivers clear insights into the structural trends transforming sectors – from technology and healthcare to energy, industrials and beyond. Through sharp dialogue and scenario-based analysis, we help you navigate complexity, make meaningful connections and anticipate what’s next – whether you’re managing a portfolio or leading a business. Each…
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Barclays BriefNavigating the AI rotation in Asia
As investors reassess the AI trade, attention is shifting towards how the next phase of the cycle could play out across Asia. The region remains central to…
Barclays BriefThe US consumer won't quit
The US consumer has proved to be more resilient than expected, supported by a constructive employment backdrop, income growth and rising household wealth. But…
Barclays BriefUK Budget: What markets may be missing
Ahead of the UK Autumn Budget, the consensus view is that higher borrowing costs and a weaker fiscal backdrop have left the Chancellor of the Exchequer with…
Barclays BriefFrench bonds: OAT of control
French government bonds, or OATs, are under growing pressure. While rising yields reflect a broader sell-off across European markets, concerns over France’s…
Barclays BriefNegative headlines, resilient markets
Markets have spent much of 2026 confronting higher bond yields, tighter central bank policy and elevated oil prices. By historical standards, that should have…
Barclays BriefTrump-Xi: Stability without resolution
The recent summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping brought greater stability to US-China relations, but little substantive resolution. Continued…
Barclays BriefPacing the Frontier: What’s next for AI?
As AI models become increasingly capable, questions around safety and oversight are growing. Recent cybersecurity incidents have intensified the debate over…
Barclays BriefUS Rates: Higher for longer
Markets began 2026 expecting interest rate cuts. Instead, investors have faced a sharp repricing in bond markets, with the US 10-year Treasury yield reaching…
Barclays BriefThe Multi-Trillion-Dollar Energy Race
Markets are fixating on the billions being invested in AI. But a second massive investment story related to energy is emerging and investors need to pay…
Barclays BriefEuropean equities heat up
European equities have been one of the standout market stories of the year. Despite trade tensions, geopolitical uncertainty and persistent questions about…
Barclays BriefNuclear fusion: Tomorrow's solution to today's problem
Nuclear fusion has long been viewed as a transformational energy breakthrough, capable of delivering abundant, zero-carbon at operation energy by recreating…
Barclays BriefJapan: Why the world is watching
Little more than a week ago, a rare, coordinated US-Japan intervention to support the yen caught investors’ attention. Coupled with rising expectations of…
Barclays BriefUS equities: Beyond the pullback
After a spring sell-off and renewed summer weakness in technology stocks, uncertainty has remained a defining feature of the investment landscape. During the…
Barclays BriefAI credit supply tests market capacity
The AI buildout is fuelling a wave of new credit supply, and the sheer volume of debt is starting to test the market's capacity to absorb it. Year-to-date, the…
Barclays BriefChallenging market consensus
Markets can become crowded around consensus views. In this episode of the Barclays Brief, Patrick Coffey is joined by Brian Kuritzky from our Rates Sales team…
Barclays BriefCooling the AI buildout
Power constraints have dominated the conversation around AI infrastructure, but the buildout is facing a broader convergence of execution risks. Cooling, water…
Barclays BriefOpportunities in Asian Equities
Investor positioning across Asian equities is shifting, with opportunities increasingly driven by market-specific factors rather than a single regional or…
Barclays BriefBrexit, Burnham and Britain's Next Decade
Ten years after the Brexit referendum, many studies assess the effects on the UK economy as negative, pointing to weaker growth, lower investment and a tighter…
Barclays BriefCan football fever lift the economy?
The World Cup has kicked off across North America in its largest and most geographically dispersed format yet. This year, the tournament expands to 48 teams…
Barclays BriefThe rise of the consumer health economy
Consumer health is undergoing a structural shift, moving beyond traditional treatment and becoming embedded in everyday spending. Where consumers were once…
Barclays BriefUS equities: short-term pain, long-term gain?
US equities have delivered strong gains year-to-date, despite a challenging macro backdrop, but that momentum is beginning to look less secure. While…
Barclays BriefThe Fed’s next move
The path for US interest rates has shifted sharply in recent months, as markets move from pricing rate cuts to pricing a potential hike. In this episode…
Barclays BriefAI goes economy-wide
Productivity growth has been uneven across many sectors and economies. But AI in the form of humanoid robotics could change that, extending automation into…
Barclays BriefDecoding the bond sell-off
Global bond yields have been rising sharply, with long-term yields breaking higher across multiple markets - pushing US 30‑year yields above 5%. The sell-off…
Barclays BriefInflation crosscurrents: Energy vs AI
Markets are facing two competing inflation stories at the same time: a near‑term energy shock pushing inflation risks higher, and the possibility that AI acts…
Barclays BriefJet fuel shortage: Holidays at risk?
Jet fuel shortages linked to the continuing Iran war are dominating headlines, raising questions about whether this poses a genuine risk to global travel or…
Barclays BriefCredit: the signals markets can’t ignore
Credit markets often process stress before other parts of the market are able to. During periods of volatility, the signals they send can help investors…
Barclays BriefRobots deliver dinner and profits
Food delivery is changing fast, with last-mile autonomous hardware being developed and deployed at pace. In this episode of the Barclays Brief, Patrick Coffey…
Barclays BriefPrediction 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…
Barclays BriefThe 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…
Barclays BriefThe 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…
Barclays BriefEuropean 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…
Barclays BriefA 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…
Barclays BriefProcessing 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…
Barclays BriefWeight 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…
Barclays BriefSoftware: 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…
Barclays BriefEuropean Industrials: Recovery or decline?
European Industrials have underperformed for years, but signs of stabilisation are emerging. In Episode 19 of The Barclays Brief, George Featherstone, European…
Barclays BriefJapan decides, global markets move
Japan’s decisive election result is recalibrating market expectations, bringing FX, rates and fiscal policy signals into sharper focus. The LDP’s clear mandate…
Barclays BriefMetals & mining: Meltdown or opportunity?
Sharp swings across precious metals, especially gold, have thrust the sector into the spotlight, sustaining investor interest and stirring fresh debate over…
Barclays BriefForces shaping markets in 2026
Most episodes of The Barclays Brief focus on a single market theme, but this week we have a special episode for you. Adeel Khan, our Global Head of Markets…
Barclays BriefRise of the humanoid robots
Humanoid robotics is moving from experimentation and into a true economic inflection point. The market, valued at just $2–3bn today, is projected to expand to…
Barclays BriefHeadlines to hedges: Positioning in 2026
In just the first two weeks of 2026, investors have had a lot to take in amidst fast-moving headlines and shifting policy signals. In this episode of Barclays…
Barclays BriefAI: The macro game changer
While traditional macroeconomic factors such as labour markets, central bank policy and inflation are all important considerations for 2026, the economy is…
Barclays BriefRobotaxis: The future of mobility
2026 is expected to be a breakthrough year for the US robotaxi market, as autonomous vehicles shift gears from pilot projects to large-scale deployment across…
Barclays BriefCredit markets: What's ahead for 2026
If you spent 2025 watching credit and thinking “this feels suspiciously quiet,” you are not alone. Barclays’ Global Head of Research, Brad Rogoff, and Global…
Barclays BriefSeismic Shifts: Agentic AI in Energy
Conversations about AI often revolve around the outlooks for the Mag7, capex or the resources required to power the technology. This episode of the Barclays…
Barclays BriefIs the stock market actually the economy now?
The rise of real-time trading platforms, combined with steady 401(k) inflows, has amplified wealth effects – making retail investors acutely aware that…
Barclays BriefCritical minerals: The new oil
As technological advancement continues at pace across AI, defence and everything in between, demand for critical minerals such as rare earth elements (REEs)…
Barclays BriefUS Dollar & the AI capex cycle
AI is reshaping corporate investment priorities at breakneck speed, with the US private sector pledging trillions in capital expenditures to power the next…
Barclays BriefHyperscalers: Hypergrowth, higher risk
AI, hyperscaler capex, credit markets, and debt issuance: the landscape for big tech funding is shifting fast. In the latest episode of Barclays Brief, Ronnie…
Barclays BriefPrivate credit: Hidden interconnectivity
Recent high-profile bankruptcies have put private credit in the headlines. In this episode, Peter Troisi explains how private credit is weaving itself into the…
Barclays BriefAI Revolution: China’s Five-Year Plan
Trump-Xi trade talks are expected this week, amidst the recent publication of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan. To get the insights on these headlines and…
Barclays BriefUK Economy: At a crossroads
With the UK’s Autumn Budget fast approaching, UK Chief Economist Jack Meaning joins Ronnie Wexler on the Barclays Brief to discuss what’s really driving the UK…
Barclays BriefGold: Unpacking the rally
Gold’s historic role as a hedge asset is in focus as prices soar past $4,000 an ounce. In this episode of the Barclays Brief podcast, Ajay Rajadhyaksha, Global…
Barclays BriefUS Markets: A Bullish Perspective
In the debut episode of this new podcast series, Patrick Coffey interviews Ronnie Wexler, Global Head of Equities Distribution in the Markets division. Ronnie…
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Welcome to the Barclays Brief podcast
In a world of constant change, Barclays Brief is your weekly source for differentiated perspectives that cut through the noise. Each bite-sized episode…