Unhedged

The Biden scorecard

We don’t really do politics, but with election season underway, candidates are arguing about the American economy. Incumbents say it’s terrific. Challengers say it’s awful. Which is it? Today on the show, we look at the economy from several viewpoints and try to figure out which is more accurate. Also we go long Q3 earnings and short coverage of Sam Bankman-Fried.  Links: <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3620fbe7-f203-4675-980c-27e4be1eec74" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Today’s Unhedged newsletter</a>For a free 90-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a>Follow Ethan Wu (<a href="https://twitter.com/ethanywu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ethanywu</a>) and Katie Martin (<a href="https://twitter.com/katie_martin_fx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@katie_martin_fx</a>) on X, formerly Twitter. You can email Ethan at <a href="mailto:ethan.wu@ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ethan.wu@ft.com</a>. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/6051d61d-5823-449b-b58d-f063f3b7f804" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Katie Martin, Robert Armstrong and other markets nerds at the Financial Times explain the big ideas behind what’s happening in finance right now. Every Tuesday and Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.