Bond investors and central banks

Europe’s banking industry could shed 10 per cent of its workforce by 2030. Plus, the FT’s US national editor and columnist Edward Luce predicted America’s president would not fall out with one-time “first buddy”, billionaire Elon Musk in 2025. He explains why they could form a ne ...  Afficher plus

The FT’s Europe editor Ben Hall thought there would be a Ukraine peace deal in 2025. Despite lots of back and forth over ceasefire proposals, an agreement has yet to materialise. The negotiations reveal a lot about the relationship between the west and Russia. Can the countries c ...  Afficher plus

The central bankers of the world are just back from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where they gathered to discuss the global economy. Two new papers dropped at the event, and together they say a lot about what worries policymakers: public debt and the Treasury markets. Also, we go lon ...

The banking team discusses the latest evidence of poor third-quarter results from investment banks. Sam Jones, hedge fund correspondent, joins the podcast to look at the Fed’s startling decision not to scale back on QE and whether investors should take central banks’ guidance wit ...  Afficher plus

In this episode, we take a look at what exactly happened to SVB and why the collapse in their share price on Thursday rippled through the banking sector resulting in the largest four US banks losing some $47bn of market value in just one day.

Was the move justified? ...

The Nasdaq 100 Index surged into a new bull market Wednesday for the first time in nearly three years.

Technology stocks have outperformed this year as investors speculate that weakening economic data and the risk of a recession, heightened by recent bank stresses, m ...