
Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Every Tuesday and Thursday.
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| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 321 | Founded | 3 years ago |
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The US-Iran conflict is back on, inflation is sticky and US interest rates are steady — for now, anyway. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong discuss the quieter Fed under new chair Kevin Warsh, and try to make sense of his silence. Also... more
The index of big US software groups has fallen by about 20 percent over the past year, as investors worry that AI will make software businesses obsolete. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin make the case that enterprise software isn’t g... more
We’re halfway through the year and the markets are thriving but look different than they did six months ago. The Magnificent Seven are struggling, while chip makers are soaring. Inflation is up but wages are stalling. Today on the show, Katie Martin ... more
The UK is changing leadership. Again. But what will this mean for the economy and for Britain’s debt market? Today on the show, Rob Armstrong speaks with senior markets correspondent Ian Smith about what is going wrong in the UK and whether a new lea... more
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This lovely, irreverent piece of babble is not actually a knock-off of Harry Potter and the Wonks of Finance (despite the lead characters’ resemblance), but brings all of the authenticity of the markets, aged insights, and squeaky bum times befitting a serious financial inquiry. Plus Long and Shorts! Demonstrably delightful
(ps- it’s time to kick Ethan out of the credits, it’ll be ok)
So don’t you think it’s time to talk about the profits made by war ? You know the one you started? Then align it to why you have zig zagging effect? Then align it to your corruption rackets that super rich are benefiting from? Or should we just keep ignoring the elephant in the room
I tune in every week to listen to their market perspective. My favorite is their long / short.
Out of date chat and analysis. Just listened to their chip/software debate. Software is gaining in value not on its knees as they say.
I like your take on complicated subjects and I have a question. Regarding Space X you say : “I'm just saying that, right? And things happen and buyer beware, and nobody's forced to own anything they don't want to own. And we're all grown ups here.”
As a 401k-IRA saver who has neither the time nor the skills to trade I can’t stop thinking about how to not feel —or really be —forced through indexed funds
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