BM Talks

We are joined once again by Rob Ford , Professor of Political Science at Manchester University and co-author of the definitive " The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections) " to discuss the Makerfield by-election. He is also the new Elections Analyst for Sky News and his Substack is The Swingometer . We asked:  Who is likely to win the Makerfield by-election? Who ar...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Kallum Pickering . He is Chief Economist at Peel Hunt and a columnist for The Telegraph. We asked:  What is the economic outlook given the Iran war? How do we monitor the air pockets that might show up when the rubber hits the road and the supply shortage manifests in the markets? What would a US/Iran deal look like?  Is the Chinese Yuan going to...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks for a Q2 update from Ben Ashby , CIO of Henderson Rowe . We asked:  How long will the energy shock last? How is the conflict in the Middle East part of the US National Security Plan? How does this compare to the Tanker Wars of the 1980s and the Oil Embargo of the 1970s? How will interest rate markets respond? Could we see a currency crisis and capita...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks once again by Ben Ashby , CIO of Henderson Rowe . 

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Rob Ford , Professor of Political Science at Manchester University and co-author of the definitive " The British General Election of 2019 (Bible of General Elections) ".   We asked him: - Who is likely to win the Gorton & Denton by-election? - What is the path to victory for the Greens, Labour and Reform respectively?  - What would b...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Bill Dinning . He is Chief Investment Officer of W1M , the UK wealth and investment manager formed in 2024 through the merger of Waverton Investment Management and London and Capital Group. Bill was previously Head of Investment Strategy at Coal Pension Trustees and prior to that at Kames Capital in Edinburgh. We asked:  Are marketd underestimatin...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Mike Bell . Mike is an independent macro strategist who spent a decade at JP Morgan Asset Management where he led international investment teams and advised institutional clients on the economic outlook across asset classes. He studied Social and Political Sciences at Cambridge University and is a CFA Charterholder. We asked:  Why do you think the...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Silvana Tenreyro . Silvana sat on the Bank of England's MPC from 2017 until 2023 and is a professor of Economics at the LSE.  We asked:  What is the biggest lesson from her time on the MPC which covered the aftermath of the Brexit vote along with Covid and the war in Ukraine? Is central bank credibility at risk? Does the Bernanke Review of th...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Mark Mcvitie , Director of the Labour Growth Group . With around 100 Labour MPs as members, the group is 'committed to tearing down the barriers to growth'. Mark worked in communications in the financial services sector before moving into political campaigning.  We asked:  What is the Labour Growth Group's core mission?  How does it...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Dame Harriett Baldwin , MP for West Worcestershire who served as Chair of the Treasury Select Committee and is now Shadow Business and Trade Minister. Prior to joining parliament she was Head of Currency Management at JP Morgan Investment Management. We asked:  How do you assess the UK's fiscal risks right now? Do the current fiscal rules com...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Alex Patelis , who served as Chief Economic Adviser to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis between 2019-2024. Alex also worked in investment banks including as Managing Director of Global Research at Merrill Lynch and studied under Ben Bernanke for his PhD from Princeton.  We asked: Ten years ago, Greece voted No in a referendum to a bailout,...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Rachel Ziemba, founder of Ziemba Insights . She is an expert in sanctions and trade policy with a focus on oil markets in the Middle East. Her substack has the ever-more relevant name of " Weaponized Economy ".      We asked:  What happens to the oil price given the Iran/Israel conflict? What will be the response of the GCC countries and...

We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks by Dr Nigel Bowles , who taught American politics and history at Oxford and Edinburgh universities, along with authoring many books such as " Government and Politics of the United States ".    We asked:  Does the US Constitution prevent an authoritarian President? Can the US President remove the Federal Reserve Chair?  Are tariffs the exclu...

We talk to Meyrick Chapman, Principal and Founder of Hedge Analytics Ltd, about:  How should we look at the US trade balance? What was the "glitch" in The Matrix on Liberation Day? What does the Moody's downgrade mean for US debt? Where could systemic risk emerge? Why does the market respond dramatically to known unknowns?

We asked Ben Ashby, CIO of Henderson Rowe: What next for the S&P500? What is the Eurodollars market and why does it matter? Is Trump trying to accelerate a long term rebalancing of the global economy? Where could systemic risk emerge? What countries are vulnerable in a new era for foreign policy?

Rob Ford, Professor of Politics at Manchester University and co-author of Brexitland, talks to us about: - What will happen in the 3 by-elections - What this means for the UK General Election - The new division between voters - Why Nigel Farage isn't done yet - The outlook for UK politics

This is an episode from our archives.  We spoke to Kweku Adoboli, the former UBS trader who went to prison for rogue trading that was uncovered in 2011. In the summer of 2018, having served his time, he spoke to us about the mechanics of marketing making and prop trading in ETFs and other Delta One products. He explained how he used proxies for volatility to hedge positions and how this can lead t...

We asked Hugh:  What assets does he want to own this year ? What does he think about inflation? What was his favourite trading day?  Which policymaker is getting it right?  He shares how he was once under attack by Robert Mugabe as well as waxing biblical from his Caribbean island. 

We asked:  Will China invade Taiwan? Can China meet its growth target? What does China think of Liz Truss? What is Xi Jinping's ideology? What are China's demographic challenges? And finally... what is the best programme on Chinese TV?

We asked:  Will there be a UK recession this year? Will Working From Home solve the Productivity Puzzle? Is Rishi Sunak doing a good job? Who is his favourite UK Chancellor?  How has business journalism changed? And of course... what's his favourite joke?

We asked:  Is Gold still an inflation hedge? When is Gold a safe haven? How does Gold fit into a portfolio? How does Gold compare to Crypto?  How liquid is the Gold market Have central bank holdings of Gold changed?

Former British Ambassador to the United States, Sir Christopher Meyer talks to us about the upcoming US elections, the role of China, the UK under Boris Johnson and the future of the European Union. He explains the greatest challenges he faced in his term as Ambassador, including the 9/11 terror attacks, as well as the greatest leaders he ever met.   We asked:  Who will win the US mid-term electio...

We asked: What happens to inflation? Can central banks hold their nerve? What does the post-pandemic economy look like? Do investors still need bonds in their portfolio? Where are the opportunities in Emerging Markets? What is the future of the EU?

We asked:  What does the future of asset management look like? Where do ETFs fit in? Can blockchain revolutionise the industry? How has the virtual world worked during the pandemic? In the search for yield, where do the opportunities lie?  What advice can you give someone starting out in the industry? What are the prospects for the Union of the United Kingdom?

We asked:  What can we learn from the response to the Spanish Flu? Are we going back to the inflation of the 1970s? How does the Technological Revolution compare to the Industrial Revolution? Are central banks and governments pursuing MMT? What happened to the Bond Vigilantes? Philip Coggan writes the Bartleby column in the Economist. He started a life in journalism when they used typewriters. He...