Episode 14: Gold vs Bitcoin: what’s better?
Helen Thomas from BlondeMoney is back to talk with Neil about Bitcoin and whether it’s behaving more like gold – and whether gold is really behaving like gold anymore. Both have just hit record highs ...
18 Apr 202429min
Episode 13: Is China the next Japan?
Vox's John Hughman joins Neil for a look at the economic and demographic challenges facing China and whether it’s on course for a process of Japanification - a drawn out period of deflation, financial...
11 Apr 202425min
Episode 12: ‘Bedlam’; ‘Crash’ ‘Bloodbath’; How newspapers shape financial markets
CityAM editor Andy Silvester joins Neil for a look at the history of the sometimes-symbiotic relationship between news media and financial markets; from the railway mania of the 1840s and Tulip bubble...
4 Apr 202429min
Episode 11: Four meals from anarchy: What chocolate prices say about climate change and geopolitical risks
Join Neil and Helen for an Easter parade around the price of chocolate, cocoa futures and what it's telling us about climate change and the risks of geopolitical instability.
28 Mar 202420min
Episode 10: Aux armes citoyens! Is the Right about to stage an electoral coup?
Across Europe, right wing parties are on the rise. Is the Right about to sweep to power? Or does the centre hold? And what does fragmentation at the heart of the EU suggest for financial markets?
22 Mar 202422min
Episode 9 - Central Bank Bonanza: So What?
Central banks are gearing for a busy week ahead – but so what? What does it mean if they cut interest rates, does it matter?
14 Mar 202420min
Episode 8 - Do deficits matter?
During Budget week, David Buik joins Neil for a talk about the consequences of government borrowing and tries to answer whether deficits really matter.
7 Mar 202426min
Episode 7 - What’s Wrong with the UK Stock Market?
With chatter of a British ISA in this year’s Budget, Neil and John look at the state of London’s ailing equity market – what's gone wrong and how we can fix it.
29 Feb 202420min
