<description>&lt;p&gt;US President Donald Trump on Friday made his pick to lead the Federal Reserve: Kevin Warsh. The former central bank governor with ties to Wall Street is seen as a mainstream pick. Still, some economists say if Warsh is confirmed, he will trigger a sweeping rethink of the Fed’s role at the centre of the world’s biggest economy. The FT’s US economics editor Claire Jones explains who Warsh is, what he wants to do at the Fed, and how it might go.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clips from Fox Business, Group of Thirty&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5c1af439-a1a1-4684-b27e-21a527abe676" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2030acc1-4026-4ad1-81bc-12754389f71d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Kevin Warsh, the Fed chair nominee shaped by the 2008 financial crisis&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e29721dc-2a70-42b8-9fdc-c1e93792c359" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;How Kevin Warsh won the race to become Donald Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Claire Jones on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/senoj_erialc?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@senoj_erialc&lt;/a&gt;).&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Michela Tindera&lt;/a&gt; is on X (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera07&lt;/a&gt;) and Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4f1fce06-c267-4b4b-8545-78a883af8c3c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

What Warsh’s central bank may look like

US President Donald Trump on Friday made his pick to lead the Federal Reserve: Kevin Warsh. The former central bank governor with ties to Wall Street is seen as a mainstream pick. Still, some economists say if Warsh is confirmed, he will trigger a sweeping rethink of the Fed’s role at the centre of the world’s biggest economy. The FT’s US economics editor Claire Jones explains who Warsh is, what he wants to do at the Fed, and how it might go. Clips from Fox Business, Group of Thirty&nbsp; The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/5c1af439-a1a1-4684-b27e-21a527abe676" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kevin Warsh’s nomination as Fed chair to spark rethink of bank’s role</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2030acc1-4026-4ad1-81bc-12754389f71d" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kevin Warsh, the Fed chair nominee shaped by the 2008 financial crisis</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/e29721dc-2a70-42b8-9fdc-c1e93792c359" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How Kevin Warsh won the race to become Donald Trump’s new Federal Reserve chair</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; Follow Claire Jones on X (<a href="https://x.com/senoj_erialc?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@senoj_erialc</a>).&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> is on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4f1fce06-c267-4b4b-8545-78a883af8c3c" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How the Federal Reserve might change under Kevin Warsh

<description>&lt;p&gt;For more than 170 years, Wells Fargo built a reputation as an all-American Main Street lender. Now, it is charting a new path and pushing into investment banking, something that many other banks have tried and failed to do. The FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin and US banking correspondent Akila Quinio discuss what Wells Fargo does — and doesn’t have — going for it as it pursues this strategy.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clips from, CNN, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, HBO, KPIX, KRON4, NBC News, Wells Fargo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f5ac8471-184e-4425-bd4e-8c2d0197c3d7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Wells Fargo wants to be taken seriously as an investment bank. Will it succeed?&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d2753189-89d0-495f-9490-345d47412615" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Wells Fargo has finally shed its dunce cap&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f82583ba-03ec-4cca-9560-a7a2e1d55574" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Joshua Franklin on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/ftjfranklin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@ftjfranklin&lt;/a&gt;). Akila Quinio is on X (&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/akila-quinio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@akilazoe&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Michela Tindera&lt;/a&gt; is on X (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera07&lt;/a&gt;) and Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fb4ceda7-cb58-4160-a2dc-eae488f36754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Free from a punitive asset cap, Wells Fargo’s making a bet on Wall Street

For more than 170 years, Wells Fargo built a reputation as an all-American Main Street lender. Now, it is charting a new path and pushing into investment banking, something that many other banks have tried and failed to do. The FT’s US banking editor Joshua Franklin and US banking correspondent Akila Quinio discuss what Wells Fargo does — and doesn’t have — going for it as it pursues this strategy. Clips from, CNN, CBS News, CNBC, CNN, HBO, KPIX, KRON4, NBC News, Wells Fargo The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f5ac8471-184e-4425-bd4e-8c2d0197c3d7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wells Fargo wants to be taken seriously as an investment bank. Will it succeed?</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d2753189-89d0-495f-9490-345d47412615" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wells Fargo has finally shed its dunce cap</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f82583ba-03ec-4cca-9560-a7a2e1d55574" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Netflix leans on $59bn bank loan to fund Warner Bros takeover</a>&nbsp; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; Follow Joshua Franklin on X (<a href="https://x.com/ftjfranklin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ftjfranklin</a>). Akila Quinio is on X (<a href="https://www.ft.com/akila-quinio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@akilazoe</a>). <a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> is on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fb4ceda7-cb58-4160-a2dc-eae488f36754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Can Wells Fargo make it in investment banking?

<description>&lt;p&gt;Saks Global, the parent company of the historic luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move occurred a little more than a year after the company purchased Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in a debt-fuelled takeover. The FT’s Wall Street editor Sujeet Indap and the US investment editor Eric Platt walk through how that acquisition played a role in the bankruptcy and whether more highly leveraged companies will seek bankruptcy protection in 2026.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clips from ABC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Warner Brothers&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9d997311-fbc3-4f7a-a362-cc18db92f735" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Death of a dream: Saks’ crisis exposes luxury department store woes&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a8ce5c1a-b6ca-47e4-817a-209dc260d04e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Leveraged luxury: fall of Saks Global to scorch US business stars&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/468c8cc4-0c17-4ef3-925a-9e3883994a84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Saks divisive debt reshuffle shows a retail sector under strain&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Sujeet Indap on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/sindap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@sindap&lt;/a&gt;), or on Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sindap.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@sindap.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;). Eric Platt is on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/ericgplatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@EricGPlatt&lt;/a&gt;), or on Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ericgplatt.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@ericgplatt.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Michela Tindera&lt;/a&gt; is on X (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera07&lt;/a&gt;) and Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d8c069c4-1a17-4a92-b243-e6990f078ca2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Will more highly leveraged companies seek bankruptcy protection in 2026?

Saks Global, the parent company of the historic luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue, recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move occurred a little more than a year after the company purchased Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman in a debt-fuelled takeover. The FT’s Wall Street editor Sujeet Indap and the US investment editor Eric Platt walk through how that acquisition played a role in the bankruptcy and whether more highly leveraged companies will seek bankruptcy protection in 2026.&nbsp; Clips from ABC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Warner Brothers&nbsp;&nbsp; The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/9d997311-fbc3-4f7a-a362-cc18db92f735" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Death of a dream: Saks’ crisis exposes luxury department store woes</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a8ce5c1a-b6ca-47e4-817a-209dc260d04e" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Leveraged luxury: fall of Saks Global to scorch US business stars</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/468c8cc4-0c17-4ef3-925a-9e3883994a84" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Saks divisive debt reshuffle shows a retail sector under strain</a>&nbsp; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; Follow Sujeet Indap on X (<a href="https://x.com/sindap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sindap</a>), or on Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/sindap.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@sindap.bsky.social</a>). Eric Platt is on X (<a href="https://x.com/ericgplatt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@EricGPlatt</a>), or on Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/ericgplatt.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@ericgplatt.ft.com</a>). <a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> is on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d8c069c4-1a17-4a92-b243-e6990f078ca2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The rapid collapse of Saks Global

<description>&lt;p&gt;Every January a collection of the world’s top business and political leaders head to the Swiss town of Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The event is a week of panels and networking meant to promote dialogue among elites. But a scandal last year threatened to overshadow the 2026 meeting, which begins in a few days. Critics have also questioned the event’s relevance in a changing world. The FT’s Switzerland and Austria correspondent, Mercedes Ruehl, explains the problems the WEF has faced and shares her reporting on how this year’s event is shaping up.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clips from the World Economic Forum, Instagram: @christinelagarde&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/97e2dbea-8781-4e0e-99d7-ccb50b883f43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Microsoft and McKinsey pay up to $1mn each to back Donald Trump’s Davos hub&lt;/a&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0c49ccca-c085-4fb6-a774-92954951103f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Davos assured Trump ‘woke’ topics were off the agenda&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8f7dcf0e-ec4c-4643-9d95-d2a1b2fdea09" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;The Davos set in decline: can the World Economic Forum save itself?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/64533727-a342-4e35-9eab-4f6010d13cef" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;‘A family enterprise’: WEF founder Klaus Schwab on alleged wrongdoing at Davos&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Mercedes Ruehl on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/mjruehl?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mjruehl&lt;/a&gt;), or on Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mjruehl.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mjruehl.bsky.social&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Michela Tindera&lt;/a&gt; is on X (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera07&lt;/a&gt;) and Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f48122d1-4707-4441-984c-e0f1e3cdf7b4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland begins soon

Every January a collection of the world’s top business and political leaders head to the Swiss town of Davos for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. The event is a week of panels and networking meant to promote dialogue among elites. But a scandal last year threatened to overshadow the 2026 meeting, which begins in a few days. Critics have also questioned the event’s relevance in a changing world. The FT’s Switzerland and Austria correspondent, Mercedes Ruehl, explains the problems the WEF has faced and shares her reporting on how this year’s event is shaping up.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Clips from the World Economic Forum, Instagram: @christinelagarde The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/97e2dbea-8781-4e0e-99d7-ccb50b883f43" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Microsoft and McKinsey pay up to $1mn each to back Donald Trump’s Davos hub</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/0c49ccca-c085-4fb6-a774-92954951103f" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Davos assured Trump ‘woke’ topics were off the agenda</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8f7dcf0e-ec4c-4643-9d95-d2a1b2fdea09" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Davos set in decline: can the World Economic Forum save itself?</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/64533727-a342-4e35-9eab-4f6010d13cef" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘A family enterprise’: WEF founder Klaus Schwab on alleged wrongdoing at Davos</a>&nbsp; - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; Follow Mercedes Ruehl on X (<a href="https://x.com/mjruehl?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mjruehl</a>), or on Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mjruehl.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mjruehl.bsky.social</a>)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> is on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/f48122d1-4707-4441-984c-e0f1e3cdf7b4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Davos’ fight for relevance

<description>&lt;p&gt;From the artificial intelligence bubble to trade policy, Michela asks Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economics commentator, how the biggest stories of last year will affect the economy in 2026.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;For further reading:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8ed9aed7-18cc-41f3-bdcc-5a04c856fe5b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Forecasting the world in 2026&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a5f4b737-215f-4e40-b6e8-0c3ade7e9a30" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Why the world should worry about stablecoins&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d96d4a44-2b75-4222-b77a-afe72c1b9174" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Trump’s tariffs will damage the world&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Martin Wolf on X (&lt;a href="https://x.com/martinwolf_?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@martinwolf_&lt;/a&gt;). &lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Michela Tindera&lt;/a&gt; is on X (&lt;a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera07&lt;/a&gt;) and Bluesky (&lt;a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@mtindera.ft.com&lt;/a&gt;), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2f1cec36-d577-4524-acc0-100fe1f8b7a6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The FT’s chief economics commentator discusses AI, the US Federal Reserve and more 

From the artificial intelligence bubble to trade policy, Michela asks Martin Wolf, the FT's chief economics commentator, how the biggest stories of last year will affect the economy in 2026.&nbsp; The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; For further reading:<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8ed9aed7-18cc-41f3-bdcc-5a04c856fe5b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Forecasting the world in 2026</a>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/a5f4b737-215f-4e40-b6e8-0c3ade7e9a30" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why the world should worry about stablecoins</a><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/d96d4a44-2b75-4222-b77a-afe72c1b9174" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump’s tariffs will damage the world</a> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -&nbsp; Follow Martin Wolf on X (<a href="https://x.com/martinwolf_?lang=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@martinwolf_</a>). <a href="https://www.ft.com/michela-tindera" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Michela Tindera</a> is on X (<a href="https://twitter.com/mtindera07" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera07</a>) and Bluesky (<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mtindera.ft.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mtindera.ft.com</a>), or follow her on LinkedIn for updates about the show and more. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2f1cec36-d577-4524-acc0-100fe1f8b7a6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Martin Wolf on the economy in 2026

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