The strong US dollar gets stronger
The US dollar has been on a tear, just reaching a six-month high. It might be a sign investors and traders are getting used to the idea that US interest rates will be “higher for longer.” Today on the...
26 Sep 202313min
Well, actually: Our ‘Dumb Money’ movie review
Dumb Money, out this week, stars Seth Rogen, America Ferrera and several very tricky finance moves. We liked Seth and America, but we definitely have questions about the portrayal of clearing houses, ...
21 Sep 202321min
Basis trade freakout (low key)
Hedge funds are piling into the basis trade — a bet on the difference between the price of Treasuries and the price of Treasury futures — and they are levering up, too. Today on the show, we ask: Are ...
19 Sep 202315min
Bonus Interview: Robyn Grew, Man Group CEO
Robyn Grew is the new CEO of the Man Group, which manages more than $150 billion over multiple hedge funds. On September 3, she joined Katie Martin, the FT’s Markets Editor, at the FT Weekend Festival...
18 Sep 202337min
Three IPOs test the market
As we recorded our show, Arm, the British chip designer, was finally going public in a much-watched IPO. Following in the next weeks are grocery picker Instacart and the strangely fashionable sandal m...
14 Sep 202316min
A Tale of Two Housing Markets
Inflation is hitting the US and the UK, but housing prices are going up in the US and down in the UK. Today on the show, we ask why, learn about two completely different ways of thinking about mortgag...
12 Sep 202314min
Big win for Big Crypto
Grayscale Investments manages funds of digital assets – cryptocurrency – for investors. They just won a case against the US Securities and Exchange Commission, which could eventually let it, or anothe...
7 Sep 202315min
Good job numbers and a bad attitude
Summer’s nearly over, autumn is approaching, and the jobs numbers came in just right. So what are we worried about? Besides the slowdown in China, there are also concerns about the sagging bond market...
5 Sep 202315min
