Unhedged podcast

Unhedged

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. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

#259

Can 2026 match 2025?

What went right in 2025? What could go wrong in 2026? Recorded last week for the FT’s digi... more

11 Dec 2025

37 MINS

37:19

11 Dec 2025


#258

Who gets to buy Warner Bros Discovery?

Netflix and Paramount are in a bidding war to take over Warner Bros Discovery and its hist... more

09 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:54

09 Dec 2025


#257

A satanic list of inflationary factors

Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong talk with special guest Adam Posen about... more

04 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:14

04 Dec 2025


#256

Bonds vs budgets

Mature economies such as France, the UK and the US are spending more than they take in. Th... more

02 Dec 2025

21 MINS

21:39

02 Dec 2025


#255

What are the hedge funds shorting?

Short interest in the market is rising. But what are the big players betting against? And ... more

25 Nov 2025

22 MINS

22:46

25 Nov 2025


#254

Nvidia's crazy day

In the morning, Nvidia’s earnings report seemed to have cured the market of its jitters ab... more

20 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:40

20 Nov 2025


#253

Big deals in Big Pharma

The battle between Novo Nordisk and Pfizer to acquire Metsera is over. But is this merger ... more

18 Nov 2025

20 MINS

20:44

18 Nov 2025


#252

Is the K-shaped economy real?

Companies such as Procter & Gamble and Chipotle say lower-income customers are spending le... more

13 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:16

13 Nov 2025


#251

Is the US an emerging market?

Today’s show is a live recording from the Kilkenomics Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland. Katie... more

11 Nov 2025

38 MINS

38:26

11 Nov 2025


#250

DIY data

With the government shut down, US investors are looking for data in different places. Toda... more

06 Nov 2025

24 MINS

24:32

06 Nov 2025


#249

Is Big Tech spending too much money?

Tech companies are spending historic amounts of money on computing power and data centres.... more

04 Nov 2025

23 MINS

23:18

04 Nov 2025


#248

Martin Wolf on the economics of populism

How does populism affect the long-term health of economies? And is there a difference in o... more

30 Oct 2025

24 MINS

24:23

30 Oct 2025


#247

The vigorous nods of Bessent

US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has one of the hardest jobs in recent history. He has ... more

28 Oct 2025

23 MINS

23:20

28 Oct 2025


#246

Will the US bail out Argentina?

It won’t be easy, and you’ll think it’s strange, when we try to explain … why US Treasury ... more

23 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:03

23 Oct 2025


#245

Japan’s next move

Sanae Takaichi is the first female prime minister of Japan. She also claims Margaret Thatc... more

21 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:16

21 Oct 2025


#244

Rare earth quake

China’s announcement that it would be restricting the export of rare earths put markets in... more

16 Oct 2025

17 MINS

17:36

16 Oct 2025


#243

UK Budget blues

On November 26, parliament will make the UK an offer it can’t refuse: The 2026 Budget. But... more

14 Oct 2025

20 MINS

20:51

14 Oct 2025


#242

AI peak is peak AI

Is AI making everybody richer? Or just more entangled in each others’ business? Today on t... more

09 Oct 2025

21 MINS

21:09

09 Oct 2025


#241

Introducing Untold: Toxic Legacy

Introducing Toxic Legacy, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Laura Hugh... more

09 Oct 2025

02 MINS

02:16

09 Oct 2025