The GlobalCapital Podcast

About The GlobalCapital Podcast

A weekly podcast from GlobalCapital, the capital markets news service based in London and New York, discussing its most interesting stories from around the world. Every Friday, listen to lively discussion about the very latest themes, the most innovative and important bond and equity issues and syndicated loans and much more from the capital markets. This podcast is for anyone working in - or who wants to work in - the capital markets from investment bankers, to funding and treasury officials, investors, lawyers, analysts, NGOs and lobbyists, regulators and policy makers, and analysts. GlobalCapital has been the "voice of the markets" for over 35 years, covering bond, loan, equity and securitisation markets around the world. We cover everything from public sector bond issuers, financial institutions, emerging markets and investment grade corporate bonds and loans to securitisation (including CLOs and ABS), regulation and market news as well as industry gossip. GlobalCapital is written for capital markets professionals but the podcast is of value to anyone with an interest in the industry, whether you have been working in it for as long as we have, or are looking to make your first career move into it. This podcast is a commute-sized slice of everything that's most interesting from the world's capital markets with the aim of helping you sound smarter in your morning meeting, or making you stand out from the crowd of other hopefuls when kick-starting your career. And don't forget, you can #AskGC anything you like and we will select the best questions to answer on the show. Contact us at podcast@globalcapital.com

Publisher

GlobalCapital

Category

business · news

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jun 2021

Latest episode

9 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

126 of 264 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Is France just the hors d'oeuvre?

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how France's credit market risks are impacting other asset classes and global borrowing needs.

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Bad weather for bonds

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about the bond market's recent plunge and its impact on issuers and emerging economies like Argentina and Brazil.

3. 

   25 Sept 2026

   I’m not *that* French

   Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name, Credential] about how French government bonds face market pressure amid global sell-offs and rising yields.

Inside a recent episode

Squirrel on squirrel violence

Published 11 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if the risk perception has gone up among investors, at least among some groups of investor, have their spreads widened? They have. So FAB is a really good example because it had already issued a five-year senior dollar bond. So exactly what it did this year, which was in January. So before the war, which is helpful for a comparison. And it priced the bonds this week 30 basis points wider than it did in January, which was actually a record spread. So, yeah, that gives a pretty good illustration of how Gulf Cooperation Bank spreads on the senior curves have widened. And FAB is a really good example because it is the biggest bank in the Gulf and it's seen as the sort of gold standard market. bank issuer in that part of the world. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 49 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

66

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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