Rate check

A podcast featuring Deutsche Bank’s leading research analysts discussing fixed income, FX, commodities and emerging markets.

Rate check is a business podcast hosted by Deutsche Bank Research Institute, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Deutsche Bank Research Institute hosts Rate check, a business show with 12 episodes published.

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  Japan, supply shocks and EM FX

  Sep 23, 2026—

  In the latest episode of Rate Check, the hosts are joined first by Oliver Harvey (Head of CEEMEA and LatAM FX research). They start by discussing the rise in US yields above 5%, and why its drivers make for a more cautious outlook on EM FX. The trio then discuss the series of global supply shocks and its policy implications. In the second half of the episode, the hosts are then joined by Shoki Omori (Chief Japan Fixed Income Strategist). They discuss the takeaways from last week’s Bank of Japan rate hike, the key drivers of Japanese rates going forward, and the interesting normalisation of inflation domestically.

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  Jackson Hole, Treasury buybacks, and Korea

  Aug 24, 2026—

  In the latest episode of Rate Check, the hosts are joined first by Matt Luzzetti (Chief US Economist). They discuss the implications of recent US data for the Fed outlook, look ahead to Fed Chair Warsh’s address at the Jackson Hole Symposium, and the US Treasury’s recent announcement of long-end bond buybacks. The hosts are then joined by Perry Kojodjojo (Asia Macro Strategists) to discuss all things Korea. They start with the booming global demand for Korean goods, before turning to the constructive medium-term outlook for the won.

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  What next for bonds?

  Jul 22, 2026—

  In the latest episode of Rate Check, the hosts are joined by Francis Yared (Global Head of Rates Research) and Mallika Sachdeva (Head of FX Thematics). They discuss recent developments in global markets, with a focus on rates, what’s happening in Japan, and the US Dollar.

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  All things US: midterms, Fed and the dollar

  Jul 9, 2026—

  In the latest episode of Rate Check, the hosts are joined by Brett Ryan (US Economist) and Tim Baker (Head of Americas FX Research). They discuss the latest trends in global markets, before focusing on the key events in the US in coming weeks and months. They discuss whether a hawkish Fed is already priced into the dollar ahead of next week’s inflation print, before looking further ahead to the US midterm elections and their importance for markets.

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  Markets after the US-Iran deal and the Fed

  Jun 22, 2026—

  In the latest episode of Rate Check, the hosts are joined by Helen Belopolsky (Global Head of Geopolitical Research) and Matt Raskin (US Head of Rates Research) to discuss the two main drivers of markets in recent weeks: the interim US-Iran deal and the hawkish Fed meeting. The discussion focuses on how events in the Middle East could unfold in the coming weeks and months, and the implications for the rates market from Kevin Warsh’s first meeting as Fed Chair.

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