Afghanistan one year later
The FT’s south Asia correspondent Ben Parkin explains how Afghanistan’s economy has changed in the year since US forces left the country and the Taliban retook control of the government. Clips from ...
24 Aug 202223min
Why central banks are baffling investors
The Federal Reserve has spent more than a decade buying up government debt as part of a post-2008 program to support the economy, also known as quantitative easing. Now with inflation reaching record ...
17 Aug 202217min
Why VC funding is drying up
Venture capital fundraising hit a record-high last year. There were more deals, and more money poured into startups last year than at any other time in history. Now, the FT’s Richard Waters says the f...
10 Aug 202217min
The rise of the ‘F@$K It’ investor
Since the 2008 financial crisis, it’s become more and more difficult for Americans to chart a path toward financial security. Things like buying a house and paying off student loans have become more c...
3 Aug 202220min
Is Sri Lanka’s economic crisis a canary in the coal mine?
Sri Lanka is facing dire fuel and food shortages amid ongoing economic and political crises. In this week’s episode, the FT’s Antoni Slodkowski shares what he’s seen after a week of reporting in Sri L...
27 Jul 202217min
Are big corporate profits to blame for inflation?
Greedflation. Price gouging. Pandemic profiteering. What happens when turning a profit is considered a bad thing? In this week’s episode, the FT’s US business editor Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson explains...
20 Jul 202218min
Why companies could soon pay for climate change
A few years ago a Peruvian farmer filed a lawsuit against a German utility company thousands of miles away. The reason? A glacier is melting near his hometown. If it melts enough, it could cause a flo...
13 Jul 202218min
How Spacs went splat
Spacs, or special purpose acquisition companies, were all the rage at the start of the pandemic. These shell companies raise cash by listing on the stock market, and then seek a merger with a private ...
6 Jul 202218min
