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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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Antoine Gara
Private equity expert
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Episode: Private equity’s public reckoning
Aiden Reiter
Expert on the employment market in America
Unhedged Newsletter
Episode: The mystery of the vanishing jobs
Brendan Greeley
Formerly covered the Fed for Bloomberg Business Week and other outlets, now pursuing a PhD in the history of finance at Princeton.
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Episode: What’s a central bank supposed to do?
Adam Posen
President of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Peterson Institute for International Economics
Episode: Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
Claire Jones
FT's US economics editor, covering the Federal Reserve.
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Episode: Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
Lauren Fedor
FT's Deputy Washington Bureau Chief.
Financial Times
Episode: Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
Ken Rogoff
Professor of Economics at Harvard University and former Chief Economist at the International Monetary Fund
Harvard University
Episode: The Economics Show: Trump is accelerating the dollar’s decline
Ian Smith
Senior markets reporter at the Financial Times
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Episode: The dilapidated dollar
John Foley
Head of Lex and low-key tech nerd
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Episode: Nvidia’s bad day

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Katie Martin
Markets columnist, known for her insightful commentary and humor.
Robert Armstrong
Columnist of the Unhedged newsletter, providing sharp analysis on market trends.

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1.5k ratings
  • Great dynamic

    Love their banter...and of course analysis

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sabang97
    United Statesa month ago
  • Pot meet Kettle

    Hard to sit through twenty plus minutes of British accents tsk-tsking American bank about setting interest rates independently and for them to not even mention Libor scandal. No respect for their own audience.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    Icecreamsandwich.76
    United States2 months ago
  • THE BEST!!!! I love Rob and Katie together

    Rob and Katie are perfect together. And thanks for removing Aiden. He was so annoying.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Edxs
    Canada2 months ago
  • Katie Martin is brilliant

    I love her sense of humour. I laugh out loud sometimes when listening to Unhedged.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Blue Horseshoe loves BC+S
    Sweden2 months ago
  • Unbiased opinion!

    Katie, Rob & FT Team…Thank you for all you do by keeping it in the reality & truth zone. It has never been more important. Cheers from Canada!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lee Can Skate
    Canada2 months ago

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Q: Is there anything that is causing you to be optimistic in this current market?
The US economy is showing remarkable resilience, and corporate America is growing, albeit slowly, with solid consumer engagement.
What’s a central bank supposed to do?
Q: So when do we fast forward to the point where we get something that looks like a modern day Fed?
The original goal of the Fed was to create a more flexible currency, acting as a liquidity provider rather than an inflation or employment protector.
What’s a central bank supposed to do?
Q: Are we right to be as worried as we are about the Trump administration trying to take over the Fed?
Yes, absolutely. What happened with Lisa Cook is different from any kind of political pressure on the Fed that's gone before and it puts everyone in the Fed system on notice.
Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
Q: What happens if Trump were to fire Powell?
It could lead to instability and increase the cost of borrowing for the government, impacting the US economy negatively.
Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
Q: Can Trump fire Jay Powell?
It's very difficult for Trump to fire Jay Powell over monetary policy, as the Supreme Court does not think the executive branch has that power for disputes over interest rates.

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