The Navigator

An RBC Global Asset Management podcast series featuring conversations with thought leaders and decision makers about themes affecting the US Fixed Income markets and institutional investment community, presented through direct experiences, stories and anecdotes from the BlueBay U.S. Fixed Income team.

The Navigator is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 17 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts The Navigator, a business show with 17 episodes published.

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  Episode #17

  Making dollars and talking sense in emerging market debt

  Feb 27, 202620 minS0

  <p>For this episode of The Navigator, we’re bringing you a conversation from Dollars and Sense, a podcast published by our colleagues at RBC BlueBay in London.</p><p>Mike Reed, Head of Global Financial Institutions, is joined by Polina Kurdyavko, Head of EM Debt, where they discuss increased geopolitical risk in relation to recent events, a weakened dollar and what it means for emerging market currencies, and the opportunities and challenges for the asset class in the year ahead.</p>

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  Episode #16

  2025: tariffs, tech and U-turns

  Dec 8, 202521 minS0

  <p>For this episode of The Navigator podcast, we’re bringing you a conversation from Unlocking Markets, a podcast published by our colleagues at RBC BlueBay in London.</p><p>Mark Dowding, CIO for our BlueBay fixed income platform, and Mike Reed, Head of Global Financial Institutions, discuss an eventful year in global markets.</p><p>From President Trump’s tariffs (and rollback of tariffs) to the ongoing AI boom, LDP leader Sanae Takaichi’s recent historic prime ministerial win in Japan, and high-profile bankruptcies in the US autos sector, there’s a lot to discuss as we head into year-end

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  Episode #15

  Is the sun shining after the storm?

  Nov 4, 202521 minS0

  <p>Market volatility due to tariff measures implemented by President Trump have subsided and markets have rallied strongly, so what next? Andrzej Skiba, Head of BlueBay U.S. Fixed Income, and Mike Reed, Head of Global Financial Institutions, talk about the outlook for, and potential risks to, US credit markets as we head into 2026.</p>

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  Episode #14

  Five disruptors facing the U.S. economy

  Sep 30, 202531 minS0

  <p>For this episode of The Navigator podcast, we’re bringing you a conversation from Strategic Alternatives, a podcast published by our colleagues at RBC Capital Markets. </p><p>Frances Donald, RBC Chief Economist, joins Vito Sperduto, Head, RBC Capital Markets U.S., to examine five disruptors reshaping the U.S. economy, complicating forecasts, and influencing decisions across markets and policy. </p>

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  Episode #13

  Unpacking the ‘big, beautiful bill’: the winners, the losers, and the aftermath

  Jul 16, 202528 minS0

  <p>Tim Leary, Senior Portfolio Manager at RBC GAM, is joined by Justin Sok, Principal Consultant at Rich Feuer Anderson, to breakdown the winners and losers of the bill, and explore the potential impact on markets, businesses, and taxpayers. They also delve into the political dynamics behind the bill and its broader implications for growth, deficits, and investor decision-making.</p>

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