Big headlines have come and gone in 2026, but markets have barely blinked. This week we explore why volatility remains so subdued, what investors may be overlooking and the macro and market catalysts that could finally disturb the calm. Lee Ferridge, Head of Macro Strategy for the Americas at State Street Markets, joins the podcast with his thoughts as a surprisingly benign year nears a close.

Big headlines have come and gone in 2026, but markets have barely blinked. This week we explore why volatility remains so subdued, what investors may be overlooking and the macro and market catalysts that could finally disturb the calm. Lee Ferridge, Head of Macro Strategy for the Americas at State Street Markets, joins the podcast with his thoughts as a surprisingly benign year nears a close.

Street Signals is a weekly podcast packed with insights about the latest developments in financial markets from State Street Markets. Leveraging new tools, proprietary data and deep expertise, the Markets research team delivers highly valued market analysis on a daily basis to the world’s leading institutional investors. Join Street Signals' host, Tim Graf, State Street’s Head of Macro Strategy for EMEA, as he discusses the most important matters moving markets with guests from State Street and industrywide. 

Street Signals is a weekly podcast packed with insights about the latest developments in financial markets from State Street Markets. Leveraging new tools, proprietary data and deep expertise, the Markets research team delivers highly valued market analysis on a daily basis to the world&rsquo;s leading institutional investors. Join Street Signals' host, Tim Graf, State Street&rsquo;s Head of Macro Strategy for EMEA, as he discusses the most important matters moving markets with guests from State Street and industrywide.&nbsp;

Street Signals

Street Signals is a weekly podcast packed with insights about the latest developments in financial markets from State Street Markets. Leveraging new tools, proprietary data, and deep expertise, the Markets research team delivers highly valued market analysis on a daily basis to the world’s leading institutional investors. Join Street Signals' host, Tim Graf, State Street’s Head of Macro Strategy for EMEA, as he discusses the most important matters moving markets with guests from State Street and industrywide.

Street Signals is a weekly podcast packed with insights about the latest developments in financial markets from State Street Markets. Leveraging new tools, proprietary data, and deep expertise, the Markets research team delivers highly valued market analysis on a daily basis to the world&rsquo;s leading institutional investors. Join Street Signals' host, Tim Graf, State Street&rsquo;s Head of Macro Strategy for EMEA, as he discusses the most important matters moving markets with guests from State Street and industrywide.

Sniffing Out Market Volatility

Following a week of sharp equity market volatility centered on concerns in the technology sector, this week’s episode is a timely reminder that some risks might take longer to appreciate and understand. Specifically, as the race to develop sophisticated AI tools accelerates, cybersecurity challenges will inevitably rise. Michael McNair is an analyst and portfolio manager at the Retirement Systems of Alabama, focuses on how to understand the nature of cyber risk and why mounting popular concerns over AI capabilities and negative externalities are unlikely to slow its progress.

Following a week of sharp equity market volatility centered on concerns in the technology sector, this week&rsquo;s episode is a timely reminder that some risks might take longer to appreciate and understand. Specifically, as the race to develop sophisticated AI tools accelerates, cybersecurity challenges will inevitably rise. Michael McNair is an analyst and portfolio manager at the Retirement Systems of Alabama, focuses on how to understand the nature of cyber risk and why mounting popular concerns over AI capabilities and negative externalities are unlikely to slow its progress.

Michael McNair: Cyber Risk and the AI Prisoner’s Dilemma

A surprisingly strong midterm election for US Democrats opens a myriad of questions for markets. From the scale of AI investment to the path of the Iran conflict, the changes in the makeup of the US government carry significant financial implications. Noel Dixon and Cayla Seder, senior macro strategists from our team in the US, join the podcast for a wrap-up and look ahead.

A surprisingly strong midterm election for US Democrats opens a myriad of questions for markets. From the scale of AI investment to the path of the Iran conflict, the changes in the makeup of the US government carry significant financial implications. Noel Dixon and Cayla Seder, senior macro strategists from our team in the US, join the podcast for a wrap-up and look ahead.

Blue’s Next: The 2026 Midterm Market Wrap Up 

Japanese life insurers manage one of the largest pools of foreign savings in the world, and their decisions about where to put it and whether to hedge it ripple through global bond markets and the yen. With domestic rates normalising, the story of persistent yen weakness may be starting to change. In this episode, we sit down with Shintaro Yoshida, CIO of Orix Life Insurance, to discuss how rising JGB yields are reshaping the domestic-versus-foreign allocation decision, whether repatriation is a real prospect and what it would take for capital to come home in size. Its a rare look inside the decision-making that drives one of the most important flows in fixed income and FX markets.

Japanese life insurers manage one of the largest pools of foreign savings in the world, and their decisions about where to put it and whether to hedge it ripple through global bond markets and the yen. With domestic rates normalising, the story of persistent yen weakness may be starting to change. In this episode, we sit down with Shintaro Yoshida, CIO of Orix Life Insurance, to discuss how rising JGB yields are reshaping the domestic-versus-foreign allocation decision, whether repatriation is a real prospect and what it would take for capital to come home in size. Its a rare look inside the decision-making that drives one of the most important flows in fixed income and FX markets.

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