About this episode

The episode discusses the recent volatility in tech stocks and the potential influence of the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh.

Tech stocks went into a swivet early this week, with a variety of big names moving sharply in different directions. Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong try to figure out what caused the skittishness, and if it was all the new Fed chair Kevin Warsh’s fault. Also they make opposing bets on gold and bitcoin.  For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer . You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at unhedged@ft.com . Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Katie Martin, Rob Armstrong

Topics covered

• tech stocks
• market volatility
• Federal Reserve
• gold
• bitcoin

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, Pushkin Industries, FT.com

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