Global stocks head for worst year since 2008

Electricity prices in the country have soared since the government cut energy subsidies to obtain a $3bn bailout from the International Monetary Fund leading to protests. We hear how this is impacting individuals and businesses. Also in the programme, we get the latest from Gabon ...  Show more

US commerce secretary, Gina Raimondo, is calling on Beijing to reduce the risk of doing business in China for American companies. 

Stocks closed out the year with another set of losses, locking in the worst 12-month run for markets since the financial crisis. But could we be in for a turnaround in 2023? And one long-time market leader came back to Earth in a big way this year. What’s next for the tech giant, ...  Show more

Plein de résultats d'entreprises, des stats macro à foison et une décision de banque centrale : la séance du jeudi 3 août 2023 est un petit concentré d'événements importants pour les marchés financiers. Pour pimenter le tout, les investisseurs jouent à se faire peur avec la de ...

Earlier this year on Odd Lots, we did an episode about Korean structured investment products that were sold to retail investors, whose performance was tied to various market indices around the world. Crucially, those payouts were premised on there not being a major crash in those ...  Show more

In the global financial system, US Treasuries play a special role. They’re basically as close to cash as a financial asset can get and their yields act as the "risk-free" rate against which all other assets are measured. In other words, the US Treasury market is supposed to be th ...  Show more