China Shock 2.0
In the past decade China has transformed itself into a high-value producer of sophisticated goods, threatening jobs in Europe and the rest of Asia. Today on the show, the FT’s Beijing bureau chief Joe...
23 Huhti 23min
Trading disruption
Today on the show, Rob Armstrong reports from the FT Commodities Global Summit 2026, where hundreds of traders gathered to share war stories about one of the wildest markets in decades. Also, they go ...
21 Huhti 23min
Boing! Springtime for the markets
After a nervous couple of months, markets suddenly roared to life this week, with the S&P 500 reaching a new high. Struggling shoe company Allbirds led the charge with a pivot to AI and saw its stock ...
16 Huhti 21min
Space ecstasy
Elon Musk’s SpaceX plans to go public this year in what may be the largest IPO of all time. But what is SpaceX, exactly? Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong speak with the FT’s west coas...
14 Huhti 23min
What has changed?
As President Donald Trump’s confusing messages on the Iran war seem to coalesce around a retreat, markets have risen. But are we really going back to anything like what we had before February 28? Toda...
9 Huhti 20min
Guns and butter and credit
Economists often compare today’s era to the 1970s, when oil prices were high and inflation was looming. But there is something to learn from the 1960s, too. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Hakyun...
7 Huhti 15min
How an energy crisis unfolds
World energy supplies have been disrupted by the Iran war. But how long will they take to return to normal after the war is over? Today on the show, Katie Martin and the FT’s energy editor Malcolm Moo...
2 Huhti 16min
Is this social media's tobacco moment?
A jury in a Los Angeles court has found Meta and Google liable for $6m in damages in a civil suit alleging their social media products are designed to be addictive to children. It could pave the way f...
31 Maalis 20min
