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Yesterday · 17 min
Turkish dismay
The ‘Ponzi-like scheme’ making waves on the Bosphorus
Thursday · 20 min
News alert: Fed acts normal
Central bank raises rates, Trump yells, world continues to spin
September 15 · 21 min
Should markets discount the AI apocalypse?
How should investors interpret the labs’ calls for a slowdown?
September 10 · 22 min
Oil, yen and egonomics
The will of US policymakers vs the cold reality of markets
September 8 · 27 min
Unhedged Live: How Katie was “right all along”
Why the Dutch are pulling their gold out of America
September 3 · 22 min
Dear Brits, please save more
The UK, like many countries, faces a major pensions shortfall
September 1 · 21 min
Warsh and peace
Bond yields keep rising after the Fed chair’s Jackson Hole speech
August 27 · 22 min
Canada says no thank you
The breakdown of talks with Canada and the future of tariffs
August 25 · 22 min
Bombing the bond market
Trump wages war against his own economy
August 20 · 17 min
Heatwaves and waterways
How climate change is hurting Germany’s economy
August 18 · 22 min
Does the market know anything about oil?
US oil reserves are dropping. Will prices skyrocket?
August 13 · 19 min
Hot Stoxx summer
European equities finally match US exuberance
August 11 · 21 min
Why the yen matters
What’s driving the US intervention in a foreign bond market?
August 6 · 43 min
The Economics Show: China wanted western tech. Now, the tables have turned.
Today, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast in the FT stable: The Economics Show with Soumaya Keynes For decades, China accelerated its industrial development through a straightforward bargain: foreign firms invested in China, often through joint ventures, gaining access to the enormous Chinese market, while Chinese companies absorbed western tech and knowhow. Today, that dynamic is changing. China's high-tech industries are now world-leading, and western governments are looking on enviously. So should the US and EU now take a page from China's playbook? Host Soumaya Keynes speaks to John Minnich, assistant professor of international relations at LSE, about the history of Chinese tech transfer, how it drove industrial sophistication and whether the west could — or should — attempt something similar. Listen to more from The Economics Show: podfollow.com/economics-show Further Reading How China pulled off a great tech reversal EU to include UK and Japan in ‘Made in Europe’ plans John Minnich: Divide and Conquer: Industry Market Structure, Inter-Firm Rivalry, and Bargaining over Technology Presented by Soumaya Keynes. Produced by Mischa Frankl-Duval. Original music and sound design by Breen Turner. Manuela Saragosa is the executive producer. Flo Phillips is the FT’s head of audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 4 · 56 min
The Story of Money: The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all
Today, we're bringing you an episode from another podcast in the FT stable: The Story of Money. Jesse Livermore was a legendary trader who made and lost several fortunes in the early 20th century, most famously by shorting the Wall Street crash of 1929. His early life was immortalised in the roman à clef Reminiscences of a Stock Operator by Edwin Lefèvre, and his trading insights and stunning successes continue to inspire professional traders and would-be traders to this day. But his life also contains cautionary tales about the ease with which success can morph into failure, and what happens when the buzz of the markets is no longer enough. Host Robin Wigglesworth and the FT's US financial commentator Robert Armstrong explore the extraordinary life of the greatest day trader in history. Watch, listen and subscribe to The Story of Money for free on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, at ft.com/tsom or wherever you get your podcasts. Content note: This episode includes discussion of suicide and mental health. Further reading: Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923), Edwin Lefèvre 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History and How It Shattered a Nation (2025), Andrew Ross Sorkin Credits: Getty Images, The New York Times To enjoy future episodes, be sure to subscribe to The Story of Money wherever you get your podcasts, also on the show's dedicated YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@FTTheStoryOfMoney Learn more at www.ft.com/tsom or get in touch at thestoryofmoney@ft.com. Hosts: Gillian Tett and Robin Wigglesworth Producer: Lulu Smyth Senior Producer: Michela Tindera Executive Producer: Manuela Saragosa Original music and sound design: Breen Turner Broadcast engineers: Bianca Wakeman and Petros Giuompasis Podcast Development: Laura Clarke FT Global Head of Audio: Flo Phillips Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 30 · 25 min
Is the Fed the referee or the best player?
Kevin Warsh wants the US central bank to take a step back from its effect on the markets. Can it?
July 28 · 13 min
The return of monetarism?
Former Fed member Stephen Miran’s plan to fight inflation
July 23 · 18 min
How JPMorgan won
The astonishing success of the US’s largest bank
July 21 · 18 min
The forecast for prediction markets
Are the platforms useful or dangerous?
July 16 · 21 min
Should private credit be public?
The case for letting investors into private markets

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