BM Talks

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• BM Talks: Rob Ford, Professor of Politics, speaks about Makerfield By-Election 05.06.2026 43min

  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 are the Makerfield voters? What is the path to victory for Labour and for Reform?What role will Rupert...
• BM Talks: Kallum Pickering speaks 07.05.2026 50min

  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 replace the US Dollar as the reserve currency?Why do you see no Bank of England rate hikes ...
• BM Talks: Ben Ashby speaks Q2 26.04.2026 36min

  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 capital controls?What is happening to market liquidity? Have we seen the top in US stock markets...
• BM Talks: Ben Ashby speaks 15.02.2026 28min

  We are joined in our latest edition of BM Talks once again by Ben Ashby, CIO of Henderson Rowe.
• BM Talks: Rob Ford Speaks about Gorton and Denton 06.02.2026 38min

  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 be a good result for Keir Starmer? - What would be a bad result for the Labour Party?
• BM Talks: Bill Dinning speaks 17.11.2025 33min

  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 underestimating the inflationary impact of tariffs?Is there still value in the US markets given the meteo...
• BM Talks: Mike Bell speaks 13.11.2025 48min

  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 Bank of England will cut rates further?What drives the difference between UK and Eurozone in...
• BM Talks: Silvana Tenreyro speaks 09.11.2025 35min

  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 the Bank of England go far enough?How should we think of the "neutral rate" of interest?How usefu...
• BM Talks: Mark Mcvitie speaks 29.09.2025 42min

  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 work with other Labour factions? Is it a "pro-Starmer" group? In the lead up to the Budge...
• BM Talks: Dame Harriett Baldwin speaks 15.09.2025 32min

  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 command credibility in the markets?Do you think UK gilts retain safe haven status?Should the Treasury ...
• BM Talks: Alex Patelis speaks 05.07.2025 43min

  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, only for the new Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to perform the exact opposite three weeks lat...
• BM Talks: Rachel Ziemba speaks 17.06.2025 50min

  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 China?How will Trump's trade policies affect GDP? Can sanctions ever really work?&nbs...
• BM Talks: Dr Nigel Bowles speaks 04.06.2025 51min

  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 exclusive power of the executive branch?Is Trump a genuine threat to the rule of law?Are American...
• BM Talks: Meyrick Chapman speaks 20.05.2025 52min

  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?
• BM Talks: Ben Ashby speaks 10.05.2025 38min

  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?
• BM Talks: Rob Ford, Professor of Politics, Speaks 17.07.2023 39min

  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
• BM Talks: Kweku Adoboli speaks - from Summer 2018 06.06.2023 30min

  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 to hidden leverage within the financial system. He has a unique perspective of trading throu...
• BM Talks: Hugh Hendry Speaks 18.01.2023 42min

  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.
• BM Talks: Rana Mitter, Professor of History of China, Speaks 02.08.2022 41min

  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?
• BM Talks: David Smith, The Sunday Times Economics Editor, Speaks 19.05.2022 54min

  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?