Why the Mexican peso is on a tear
EU leaders will hold a call with US President Donald Trump ahead of his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin, and the Mexican peso has emerged as an unlikely winner from Trump’s trade war. Plus,...
12 Aug 202511min
Trump tries for a Ukraine peace deal
UK employers cut back hiring over labour and tax cost fears, and Ukraine and its European allies worry about US President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Plus, HSBC is wei...
11 Aug 202510min
A divided Bank of England
Donald Trump has nominated Stephen Miran to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, and the Bank of England lowered rates by a quarter per cent in a close vote. Plus...
8 Aug 202512min
CoreWeave’s takeover deal hits a speedbump
European companies are falling behind US counterparts and CoreWeave’s takeover of Core Scientific is facing some pushback. Plus, Boston Consulting Group helped create plans to relocate Gazans to Somal...
7 Aug 202511min
Is Palantir’s stock too good to be true?
US President Donald Trump plans on imposing new sanctions on Russia unless there is a ceasefire in Ukraine, and Palantir’s skyrocketing stock is raising concerns that it’s overvalued. Plus, OpenAI rel...
6 Aug 202510min
Australia wants its port back
US President Donald Trump wants to raise tariffs on India and the CEO of Deutsche Bank approved a controversial trade he was later tasked with probing. Plus, Australia wants a port they sold to China ...
5 Aug 202511min
Wall Street digests bitter economic data
The FT’s US financial commentator joins to discuss how investors are responding to unsettling new economic data, and Germany’s biggest sports retailer is considering relocating some manufacturing to C...
4 Aug 202510min
Swamp Notes: Trump’s case against Fed chair Powell
This weekend, we're sharing an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Swamp Notes. The US president is angry with the chair of the Federal Reserve over interest rates. He’s applying a lot of pressure on ...
2 Aug 202522min
