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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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  • September 1 · 21 min

    Warsh and peace

    Bond yields keep rising after the Fed chair’s Jackson Hole speech

  • 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 23 · 18 min

    How JPMorgan won

    The astonishing success of the US’s largest bank

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