Podcast Episodes

The new pump and dumps

US markets reporter George Steer has been tracking stocks that have soared, then crashed. Some of them might be “pump and dumps”, an old-fashioned style of scam where insiders generate excitement, al…

Published on 1 month ago

Is the market too concentrated?

Eight of the 10 biggest stocks in the S&P 500 are technology stocks, and tech as a sector represents 40 per cent of the value of the index. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong ask if th…

Published on 1 month ago

Will markets ever care about anything?

As the US president upends the global order, and consolidates power, markets keep climbing. Does it make any sense? Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong speak with Gideon Rachman, the FT…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Lies, damn lies and statistics

President Donald Trump has just installed loyalists at the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve. The idea is to ensure good news and low interest rates. Today on the show, Katie Martin …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell

Today, we're sharing an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Swamp Notes.

The US president is angry with the chair of the Federal Reserve over interest rates. He’s applying a lot of pressure on Jay Pow…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Economics Show: Trump is accelerating the dollar’s decline

Today, we're bringing you an episode from our fellow FT podcast, The Economics Show.

The US dollar has been in slow decline for around a decade – so says Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard professor, and former…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Little Railroad Merger That Could

On Tuesday, the American railroad giant Union Pacific announced its intention to buy Norfolk Southern, promising to fulfill Abraham Lincoln’s dream of a transcontinental railroad. Today on the show, …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The EU folds on tariffs

Experts agree: When it comes to tariffs, Europe just got trounced. So did the American consumer, who will pay these taxes. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Ben Hall, the FT’s Europe editor, discu…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Is M&A turning around?

When Republicans won the White House and both houses of Congress last fall, mergers and acquisitions bankers celebrated. But when President Donald Trump took office, M&A stagnated. Today on the show,…

Published on 2 months ago

Robotaxis, tech earnings and 24-hour trading

Today on the show, Aiden Reiter talks with Lex editor John Foley about three things to watch this summer: 24-hour trading, tech earnings and Tesla’s new approach to robotaxis. Also, they go short Ban…

Published on 2 months ago