The View From Apollo

Torsten Slok

The View from Apollo delivers timely market insights from the Chief Economist of Apollo Global Management, Dr. Torsten Slok. The podcast features in-depth conversations between Slok and a rotation of Apollo’s thought leaders, each bringing their unique perspectives on current macroeconomic trends, the impact to various businesses, and what it all means for investors. Torsten, a top-ranked analyst who studied at University of Copenhagen and Princeton University, frequently appears in the media offering his takes on important economic trends. Apollo Global Management is one of the largest alternative investment managers in the world, with a value-oriented approach to investing in asset classes including private equity, credit and real assets. Learn more at www.apollo.com.

  • 33 minutes 45 seconds
    Private Credit Investing in a Post-Fed Rate Cut World

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Jim Vanek, Co-Head of Global Performing Credit at Apollo, discuss their views on what’s next for credit markets amid the Fed’s shift to easing monetary policy and the election of Donald Trump as the next US President.

    13 November 2024, 7:31 pm
  • 29 minutes 9 seconds
    Real Estate: Is This the Entry Point We’ve All Been Waiting For?

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Jess Lipsey, a Partner in the Real Assets Group at Apollo, discuss their views on what might come next for real estate in general and real estate equity in particular, in the wake of an aggressive rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. 

    17 October 2024, 6:24 pm
  • 45 minutes 15 seconds
    The Fed Kicks off an Easing Cycle: What’s Next for the Economy and Financial Markets?

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss his views on what the recent rate cut by the US Federal Reserve means for the future of US growth and inflation. Also: What impact will lower rates have on financial markets?

    20 September 2024, 7:37 pm
  • 28 minutes 8 seconds
    Capturing Risk Premia: A Practitioner’s Perspective with Apollo Partner Matt O’Mara

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and Matt O’Mara, partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, discuss how the structured nature of private market transactions can help align risk levels and returns, and how that dynamic is helping risk premia hold up in private markets. 

    2 August 2024, 8:07 pm
  • 24 minutes 57 seconds
    The Search for Risk Premium with Apollo Strategist Alex Wright

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok and Alex Wright, Global Wealth Strategist in Apollo’s Client and Product Solutions Group, discuss their views on where to find attractive risk premia at a time of elevated interest rates and lofty valuations. They also tackle a top-of-mind question: Is the private credit market growing too fast?

    16 July 2024, 2:47 pm
  • 49 minutes 4 seconds
    Mid-Year Outlook: An Unstable Economic Equilibrium

    Listen to Apollo’s Global Head of Content Strategy for Client and Product Solutions J.P. Vicente and Chief Economist Torsten Sløk discuss the precarious outlook for the US economy as policymakers try to tame inflation without sending the economy into recession. It’s a wide-ranging conversation that includes the outlook for GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, and consumer spending.

    26 June 2024, 4:15 pm
  • 32 minutes 17 seconds
    Real Estate: Opportunities and Risks in an Unprecedented Market

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk speak with Randy Anderson, a partner in the Real Assets Group at Apollo, about how surging interest rates have contributed to unprecedented conditions in the US real estate market, and how opportunities can be found as rates stay higher for longer.

    23 May 2024, 8:04 pm
  • 24 minutes 27 seconds
    Building Resilience: Selecting the Right Assets for an Alternatives Portfolio

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Slok speak with Matt O’Mara, Partner in Apollo’s Insurance Solutions Group, about how alternative investments can help mitigate volatility at a time of high asset-class correlation, and how adding alternatives with a focus on factors such as cash-flow generation and valuation can make portfolios more resilient.

    8 May 2024, 8:52 pm
  • 32 minutes 48 seconds
    Private Credit Investing in a “Higher for Longer” Environment

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk speak with Jim Vanek, Co-Head of Global Performing Credit at Apollo, about what a “higher for longer” interest-rate environment can mean for investors in private credit. Their wide-ranging conversation assesses current market conditions, discusses how the private credit market is growing and evolving, and identifies areas where they see opportunities arising for investors in the months ahead.

    5 April 2024, 3:17 pm
  • 31 minutes 50 seconds
    How PE Secondaries Can Enhance Diversification in Volatile Times

    Listen to Apollo Chief Economist Torsten Sløk and co-head of Sponsor and Secondary Solutions (S3) Steve Lessar discuss how private equity secondary markets can create opportunities for investors seeking diversification in an environment where rates are seen higher for longer and public equity valuations remain lofty. It’s a wide-ranging conversation, covering different types of secondaries, how to deploy them in portfolios, and much more.

    8 March 2024, 11:11 pm
  • 37 minutes 21 seconds
    Adjusting Portfolio Allocations Amid an Uncertain Outlook

    Listen to J.P. Vicente, Apollo’s Global Head of Content Strategy for Client and Product Solutions and Alexander Wright, Partner and Global Wealth Strategist at the Firm, discuss the current state of the capital markets, including reading the Fed’s tea leaves, asset allocation in 2024, and the growing deployment of alternatives in wealth portfolios.

    13 February 2024, 7:09 pm
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