The SIFMA Podcast: Daily Summaries Delivered

Market Snapshot: What's Ahead for the Economy and Markets? Featuring Steve Liesman, Scott Anderson and Mark Zandi

In episode 07 of Market Snapshot, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Director of Research Heidi Learner recap October's market developments before turning to a replay of the economic outlook panel from SIFMA's Annual Meeting. Moderated by CNBC's Steve Liesman, the discussion features Scott Anderson of BMO and Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics exploring economic growth, inflation, Fed policy, AI investment and key market risks heading into 2027.

Resilient Markets: Strengthening Market-Wide Resilience Featuring Debbie Guild, PNC, and Brian Peretti, Everstream Advisors

In the inaugural episode of SIFMA's new six-part podcast series, The Resilient Markets Series, host Todd Klessman is joined by Debbie Guild of PNC Financial Services Group and Brian Peretti of Everstream Advisors to discuss the evolving operational resilience landscape and strategies for strengthening market-wide preparedness. The conversation explores lessons from industry exercises and testing, third-party dependencies, reconnection frameworks, and the impact of AI, cyber threats and geopol...

What's Ahead for Rates, Jobs and Growth? Featuring Thomas Simons, Jefferies

In episode 6 of the Market Snapshot, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Director of Research Heidi Learner are joined by Tom Simons, Chief U.S. Economist at Jefferies, to discuss the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, evolving labor market dynamics, AI investment and productivity, and what these trends could mean for interest rates, economic growth and capital markets.

Market Snapshot: What’s Next for Rates and Markets? Featuring Mona Mahajan, Edward Jones

In Episode 05 of Market Snapshot, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Director of Research Heidi Learner are joined by Mona Mahajan, Principal and Head of Investment Strategy and Asset Allocation at Edward Jones. They discuss the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, rising Treasury yields, AI investment and corporate issuance, equity market opportunities, and the key risks investors should watch in the months ahead.

Market Snapshot: What's Driving the Economic Outlook? Featuring Scott Anderson, BMO

In Episode 04 of Market Snapshot, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Head of Research Heidi Learner recap recent market developments before turning to a replay of SIFMA’s mid-year Economist Council briefing. Featuring Scott Anderson, Chief U.S. Economist and Managing Director at BMO and Co-Chair of the SIFMA Economist Council, the briefing explores economic growth, AI investment, inflation, labor markets, monetary policy, and the risks shaping the outlook.

Preparing for US Treasury Clearing: Industry Readiness and the Done-Away Framework

Regulating Digital Asset Wallets: Protecting Investors in Tokenized Markets

In this episode of The SIFMA Podcast, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen Jr. is joined by Peter Ryan, Charles DeSimone, and Micah Smith to discuss the regulatory questions shaping the next phase of tokenized securities markets.

Market Snapshot: Is Productivity Driving Growth? Featuring Tom Porcelli, Wells Fargo

In Episode 03 of Market Snapshot, SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. and Head of Research Heidi Learner are joined by Tom Porcelli, Chief Economist at Wells Fargo, to discuss the latest forces shaping markets. Against the backdrop of a surprise CPI release and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first congressional testimony, the conversation explores the underlying strength of the labor market, inflation dynamics, the path for monetary policy, and what current Treasury yields suggest about ...