Hard Currency podcast | Financial Times

Thursday, 4 October, 2018

11 min listen

Death of the dollar bears

The US currency's ascent in 2018 has surprised many analysts and investors.

Thursday, 27 September, 2018

11 min listen

Markets on horns of euro-dollar dilemma

A Federal Reserve rate rise had little impact on the dollar while ECB president Mari…

Thursday, 20 September, 2018

12 min listen

Brexit, trade tensions, and why investors don't look too fussed

Trade tensions are hotting up, Brexit talks are souring and the Federal Reserve is g…

Thursday, 13 September, 2018

11 min listen

Wages growth pays dividend for euro and sterling

Inflation strength in Europe and the the UK and weakness in the US were important fa…

Thursday, 6 September, 2018

12 min listen

EM can't catch a break

A week dominated by falls in emerging market currencies, notably the South African r…

Thursday, 30 August, 2018

9 min listen

Pushed around by politics

The British pound, Argentina's peso and Turkey's lira: all of them in the news and a…

Thursday, 23 August, 2018

11 min listen

Troubling Trump depresses the dollar

The dollar came under pressure on two fronts this week - Donald Trump's impeachment …

Thursday, 16 August, 2018

13 min listen

Turkish turmoil raises markets' temperature

Turkey's troubled lira, worries about emerging market currencies and the impact of s…

Thursday, 19 July, 2018

11 min listen

Dollar to drive on, pound to stay pat

Federal Reserve chair Jay Powell this week injected renewed vigour into the dollar, …

Thursday, 12 July, 2018

11 min

Pound takes a pass on Boris blow-out

Investors treated the UK foreign secretary's resignation with little concern.

Thursday, 12 July, 2018

12 min listen

Pound takes a pass on Boris blow-out

Investors treated the UK foreign secretary's resignation with little concern, leavin…

Thursday, 5 July, 2018

11 min listen

China plays its currency card

China's central bank verbally intervened to stabilise the renminbi after a fall that…

Thursday, 28 June, 2018

11 min listen

Markets mindful of Merkel's migration problems

Investors have barely had time to acknowledge that there is an EU summit taking plac…

Thursday, 21 June, 2018

11 min listen

EM sell-off: now it's Asia's turn

The emerging markets sell-off is starting to weigh on Asian currencies.

Thursday, 14 June, 2018

11 min listen

Fed flies, ECB evolves

A big week in the policy making world saw the US Federal Reserve plough on with rate…

Thursday, 7 June, 2018

11 min listen

Euro-bulls should rein in their euphoria

European Central Bank policymakers warmed up investors to a potentially big announce…

Thursday, 31 May, 2018

10 min listen

Rome's home truths for markets

Markets were guilty of complacency about Italy, says Adrian Hilton of Columbia Threa…

Thursday, 24 May, 2018

11 min listen

How to digest a roasted Turkey

The Turkish lira's collapse has emerging market investors wondering whether there is…

Thursday, 17 May, 2018

12 min listen

Ripple effects of EM forex falls

Local factors are contributing to sharp falls in the currencies of Argentina and Tur…

Thursday, 10 May, 2018

10 min listen

EM investors' pain trade

The rout in emerging market currencies has exposed investors to an uncomfortable rea…

Friday, 4 May, 2018

11 min listen

Don’t dismiss dollar drive

The sharp rally in the dollar has investors asking whether it is sustainable or abou…

Friday, 27 April, 2018

13 min listen

Forget the dollar, follow the yield

A rising dollar and a rising oil price are two of the big market moves of the week.

Thursday, 19 April, 2018

12 min listen

Doubt dominates market mood

Despite global growth, investors are struggling to find a driver, not just in foreig…

Thursday, 12 April, 2018

9 min listen

FX fails to get the memo

With some notable exceptions, currencies are spookily quiet in the middle of tension…

Thursday, 5 April, 2018

12 min listen

EM embraces the change

Trade tensions and equity sell-offs should be making investors wary of risky emergin…

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