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Yesterday

What’s bothering bonds?

Yields on UK gilts are skyrocketing. But the UK is not the only country facing rising borrowing costs. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong talk to new Unhedged contributor and former Bank of England employee Daire MacFadden about the new landscape of borrowing. Also ... Show More

24m 17s

May 12

Can GameStop buy eBay?

GameStop, the video game retailer and iconic meme stock, has announced an attempt to take over the much larger eBay. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong and John Foley talk about how a smaller company can take over a larger company and whether it’s even a good idea. Also, they discu ... Show More

21m 44s

May 7

The Buy America trade

US companies are crushing it this year and it’s not just Big Tech. More than 80 per cent of the S&P 500 companies that have reported first-quarter earnings have beaten expectations. Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong discuss the buoyant earnings and how the Middle East conflict could ... Show More

23m 20s

Sep 2024

Prof G Markets: Takeaways from the Second Debate + Does the US Need a Sovereign Wealth Fund?

Follow Prof G Markets: Apple Podcasts Spotify Scott and Ed open the show by discussing recent inflation data, Oracle’s earnings, Wall Street’s decision to curb working hours for young bankers, and Open AI’s newest model. Then Scott shares his reactions to the President debat ... Show More

50m 31s

Jul 2024

What Kamala Harris' economic agenda might look like

Last weekend we were all thrown for a loop when President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race and endorsed Kamala Harris for the nomination. Just like everyone else, we are trying to quickly wrap our heads around what it means now that Harris is almost certainly going ... Show More

18m 10s

Aug 2024

Harris Touts Economic Plan, JetBlue's Mystery Investor

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News White House Correspondent Josh Wingrove dives into what a potential Kamala Harris presidency might mean for business and the economy after the Vice President offered our first look at her econom ... Show More

50m 52s

Jun 2025

Trump’s push to privatise Fannie and Freddie

Elon Musk’s xAI is launching a $300mn share sale that values the group at $113bn, and China’s property sector woes are compounded by tariff worries. Plus, Poland’s new president is going to make life hard for the country’s prime minister, and the FT’s Amelia Pollard explains why ... Show More

11 m

Dec 2024

George Soros vs. the Bank of England

As people learn more about Donald Trump's pick for Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, one story comes up over and over: a legendary trade that he played a small part in while he worked at George Soros' hedge fund in the 1990s. In 1992, Soros' fund set its sights on the British po ... Show More

30m 40s

Sep 2024

Veep-onomics

Next week, JD Vance and Tim Walz will face off in the only confirmed vice presidential debate ahead of the election. As voters look ahead to what their economic policies might be, we look back to see what they have said and done, and how it turned out.Planet Money's newsletter au ... Show More

25m 5s

Aug 2024

Swing-State Economies Shaping the Election

Watch Joe and Kailey LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg Washington Correspondents Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz deliver insight and analysis on the latest headlines from the White House and Capitol Hill, including conversations with influential lawmakers a ... Show More

41m 19s

Sep 2025

Lawmakers Call For Epstein Files, Trump's Crypto Token, China's Military Parade

Members of Congress are trying to force a vote to make the Trump administration release more of the Epstein files. The cryptocurrency World Liberty Financial co-founded by the President and his sons started trading publicly this week. And, China held a military parade to commemor ... Show More

13m 53s

Oct 2025

The economics of birth control. With Martha Bailey

When it comes to women controlling their own economic destinies, perhaps nothing has had a more profound impact than the contraceptive pill. But the US may be on the cusp of change. Earlier this year, the Trump administration froze some federal funding for subsidised access to co ... Show More

32m 4s

Feb 2021

Orange Is the New Orange: Trump Just Might Go to Jail

For years, he’s gotten away with it. He lied. He cheated. He treated the government like a get-rich-quick-scheme and his most ardent followers like marks. But now, Donald Trump could be facing serious criminal charges. The kind of charges that might lead to the former president g ... Show More

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