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When the hedge fund Elliott Management pursued the acquisition of the oil refinery business Citgo a few years ago, the deal was already a complicated one. A US court had ordered its current owner, Venezuela, to sell the business, and the country was not happy about it. But, thing ...  Show more

US President Donald Trump on Friday made his pick to lead the Federal Reserve: Kevin Warsh. The former central bank governor with ties to Wall Street is seen as a mainstream pick. Still, some economists say if Warsh is confirmed, he will trigger a sweeping rethink of the Fed’s ro ...  Show more

Mastercard CFO Martina Hund-Mejean on the commercial opportunities in data analysis; a leaked memo by HSBC executives claims that its investment banking strategy has “utterly failed”; and yet more news about the money-laundering scandal at Danske Bank. Presented by Patrick Jenkin ...  Show more

Silicon Valley bank collapsed at record speed. And the world is still trying to figure out what went wrong? How did a bank with a strong history, a strong brand, and a fairly conservative investment portfolio go belly up so fast? On this episode of the podcast, we speak with Dan ...  Show more

UK financial assets just experienced once-in-a-generation type moves in the wake of the government's mini-budget announcement. Not only did both gilts and the pound sell off dramatically, they rebounded just as dramatically after intervention from the Bank of England. What does i ...  Show more

A tumultuous week for banks and bankers - but what does it mean for savers and borrowers? One of Britain's best-known fund managers admits defeat in China. And in an era of low rates and austerity, what exactly is the point of National Savings & Investments Hosted on Acast. See a ...  Show more