Podcast Episodes

Here's Why Dollar Dominance Is In Question

 The world runs on dollars. It's the most commonly used currency in international transactions, an important reserve for central banks around the wor…

1 year, 4 months ago

Here's Why Calendar Months Matter to Markets

Like the weather, the markets have seasonal trends. January is usually good; September is bad. So how do money managers trade around these periods, a…

1 year, 4 months ago

Here's Why Europe is Worrying About Gas This Winter, Again

Two and a half years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine began, Europe's energy woes still aren't resolved. Current prices are much lower t…

1 year, 4 months ago

Here's Why We Pay So Much Attention To What Central Bankers Say

Central bankers are like celebrities in the finance world: every word they say gets closely scrutinised. Did their comments always elicit such intere…

1 year, 4 months ago

Here's Why the Carry Trade Will Carry On

 It's a trading strategy that was at the heart of the market turmoil in early August: investors have been ditching the carry trade as the value of th…

1 year, 5 months ago

Here's Why Diplomacy Still Matters in the Middle East

 Since the Hamas attack on Israel on the October 7 and the ensuing war in Gaza, tensions in the Middle East have been running high. But in the backgr…

1 year, 5 months ago

Here's Why Project 2025 Has America's Attention

A plan by conservatives to reshape the US government, known as Project 2025, has become a key talking point in the presidential campaign. Its archite…

1 year, 5 months ago

Here's Why It's Now Easier Than Ever To Buy Crypto

Notoriously volatile, cryptocurrency has long been seen as a niche investment on the verge of going mainstream.

But increasingly digital tokens are b…

1 year, 5 months ago

Here's Why China’s Economic Outlook Keeps Getting Worse

China's economy has been having a tough time. The latest growth figures show the slowest pace of expansion in more than a year. Consumer spending is …

1 year, 5 months ago

Here's Why Biden's Woes Aren't Having More Impact on Polls

The June 27th debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden has become a watershed moment in the US Presidential race. Joe Biden's stumbles have raised c…

1 year, 6 months ago