The dangers of investor groupthink
FT News Briefing13 Des 2024

The dangers of investor groupthink

HSBC is reviewing its retail banking operations outside the UK and Hong Kong, and the European Central Bank cut interest rates by a quarter-point to 3 per cent. The FT’s markets columnist Katie Martin provides a few insights for investing in 2025. Plus, human referees are set to be increasingly phased out as machines become more efficient at making critical decisions in sport.


Mentioned in this podcast:

HSBC reviews retail banking outside UK and Hong Kong

Donald Trump election win sparks trading surge for banks and brokers

​​ECB lowers rates to 3% and paves way for more cuts

In sport, the race is on to let technology decide who wins


Send us your questions for Swamp Notes! Write to ethan.plotkin@ft.com.


The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


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