Why are markets listening to Trump?

About this episode

The episode explores why markets react to Donald Trump's statements and discusses recent trends in gold and oil markets.

When President Donald Trump talks, markets listen. But why? Today on the show, Katie Martin and Rob Armstrong try to figure out if the markets really are chasing the news and if that makes any sense whatsoever. Then they discuss gold’s steep drop and an awfully suspicious trade in the oil markets. Also they go long Saturday Night Live in the UK and short being tall.  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

• markets
• Donald Trump
• gold
• oil markets
• investing
• news

Keywords

• markets
• Trump
• gold drop
• oil trade
• investing
• financial news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Financial Times, Pushkin Industries, Acast

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