Ten years ago this week, stock markets around the world cratered as fears grew that the global economy was headed into a deep, dark recession.Alan Greenspan called it “a once-in-a-century credit tsunami.”Today, we are still feeling the economic and geopolitical consequences of the financial crisis. Energy markets were also transformed as a result — often in ... Show More
Aug 25
Built to last: Why insurers are helping design resilience into renewable energy and storage facilities
As the renewable energy and storage industries grow, and enter more hostile geographies, asset resilience is becoming an increasingly pressing concern. Developers, owners and lenders want to know how solar, storage and other facilities can increase their resilience to the growing ... Show More
44m 13s
Aug 18
America’s new gas boom. Can the industry meet soaring demand to power AI and export LNG while keeping energy affordable at home?
Gas is back at the center of the energy debate. Surging demand for electricity to power new data centres, and growing fears about global energy security resulting from the conflict in the Middle East, are raising some urgent questions for the US gas industry. Consumers want to kn ... Show More
1h 9m
Apr 2025
Market turmoil: Are we heading for a global recession?
Today has seen chaos on global stock markets, with price plunges reminiscent of the famous Black Monday crash of 1987. Back then, the causes were unclear, whereas today there's no doubt - Trump's "liberation day" tariffs have spooked the markets.
In 1987, people feared Black ... Show More
15m 41s
Mar 2025
Tech Rout Wipes Away $1.1T & Another ‘DeepSeek’ Moment?
Episode 536: Neal and Toby talk about the tech stock meltdown that results in one of the worst days for the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Then, Canada has elected a new prime minister, former banker Mark Carney, who promises to combat US tariffs. Also, another Chinese AI tool just dropped a ... Show More
27m 40s
Mar 2023
The Largest Bank Failure Since 2008 | Weekly Round Up
This week, after a week of turmoil across the banking industry, Mike & Mark discuss the collapse of Silvergate and Silicon Valley Bank. With fears mounting over the mark to market value of bank's asset's, we walk through the dynamics which led to depositors running for the exit d ... Show More
1h 4m
Oct 2023
Mortgage Bonds Blow Up; Banks Feel Regulatory Heat
<p>The $8 trillion mortgage-bond market plunged to levels rarely seen since the global financial crisis as Treasury yields surged. To analyze why and what’s next, we’re joined by Christopher Maloney, mortgage strategist at BOK Financial Capital Markets, and Bloomberg News reporte ... Show More
37m 45s