Stock picking champs 2025
The results of the FT’s 2025 stock picking contest are in! Today on the show, Katie Martin, Rob Armstrong and the FT’s asset management reporter Alan Livsey take a look at the winning and losing ideas...
15 Jan 22min
Showdown at the Federal Reserve
On Sunday night, Federal Reserve Chairman Jay Powell took the extraordinary step of issuing a video saying he is being threatened with a criminal indictment because the Fed failed to follow "the prefe...
13 Jan 25min
Outlook 2026
Markets continue their sunny cruise, whistling along as the world is upended by nationalistic meddling in both corporations and other countries. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong discu...
8 Jan 24min
Imperialism and the markets
US President Donald Trump has attacked Venezuela and removed its leader. The markets remain nonchalant. Does that make sense? Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and Katie Martin speak with US Energy Edi...
6 Jan 20min
From Behind the Money: Private equity’s push into Japan
Unhedged is on a break over the holidays, so we wanted to share an episode from our fellow FT podcast, Behind the Money. When international private equity groups first entered Japan at the turn of the...
1 Jan 22min
Quiz show!
Katie Martin spent a restful 20 hours on a plane coming up with some devilishly hard questions for her colleagues, Rob Armstrong and John Foley. Today on the show, we find out who is the best at makin...
30 Dec 202529min
From Against the Rules: Michael Burry Speaks
Here’s another podcast we think you’ll enjoy, The Big Short Companion from Against the Rules, hosted by bestselling author Michael Lewis. Lewis’ popular book The Big Short is 15 years old, and to mark...
25 Dec 202537min
We take some questions
Why do companies care about their share price so much? Is Switzerland in danger of losing its banks? What would regime change in Venezuela do to global oil markets? Today on the show, Katie Martin and...
23 Dec 202524min
