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How to make your finance application standout with Bloomberg EMEA Early Careers Recruiter Bethany Anstey
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, I'm joined by Bethany Anstey, who is an EMEA Early Careers Recruiter at Bloomberg.In this conversation, Beth shares some invaluable...
MM105: What just happened to Credit Suisse and should you be worried?
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we focus on the Swiss firm Credit Suisse after their shares fell over 30% on Wednesday this week. In fact, the headline of the D...
MM104: Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) contagion fears spark a global banking sell-off
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we take a look at what exactly happened to SVB and why the collapse in their share price on Thursday rippled through the banking sect...
MM103: The demise of the London Stock Exchange as Arm and CRH chose New York
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers and I unpack the headline 'Fears for the future of the London Stock Exchange' as SoftBank and the world’s largest building ma...
MM102: J.P. Morgan's $1trl target & why good data is bad news for stocks!
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers joins me from NYC as we discuss why Morgan Stanley thinks the largest bank in the US could more than double its size in the com...
MM101: Adani crisis & activist short selling explained
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Seven key Adani companies have lost at least a combined $110 billion in value after US-based short seller Hindenburg Research alleged improper use of ...
MM100: BIG tech earnings & why stocks keep on rallying!
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All the major tech firms have now reported and it's been quite the opposite of what you might expect. Meta (Facebook) came out trumps while Alphabet (...
MM099: Microsoft & Tesla earnings and the rise of Citadel
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we explain what you need to know from the first of the big tech companies to report their corporate earnings this season, Microsoft.W...
MM098: Investment bank earnings & US debt ceiling explained
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we discuss the latest corporate earnings from some of the world's largest financial institutions. Ever wondered what the diffe...
MM097: US inflation cools & the fight for Disney
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers and I dissect this week's US CPI report and discuss what it means for the US central bank and the broader market. The rele...
MM096: 2023 Market Outlook & Tesla: Zero or Hero?
06 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the channel and our first episode of 2023!This week we review how 2022 finished to set the scene for how this year may play out. Break...
MM095: Stocks fall as central banks stay hawkish
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode of the year!The week was dominated by central bank meetings where the Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and the Euro...
CAREER INSIGHT: The ONE standout quality you need to succeed with finance applications!
14 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For this episode, I spoke with Ben Arnold an investment director in value and European equities at Schroders.Ben's got a really unique story. As a tee...
MM094: Goldman Sachs crypto bargain hunt & Credit Suisse raise $4.3bn
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I take a look at what Goldman Sachs has to do with crypto. Whether it's picking up extra-institutional volume or seeking recruitment ...
MM093: Jerome Powell boosts stocks & what to expect from OPEC+
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Piers returns to the podcast to talk with me about the latest rise in US stocks following hints from Fed Chairman Jerome Powell that smaller rate hike...
MM092: Fed sees smaller rate hikes coming & the cost of Thanksgiving!
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Thanksgiving to any of our US followers! I have some holiday-related stats to quiz you on to get the episode started this week.Then from a marke...
MM091: Invest like Warren Buffett & the UK budget explained
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we use the latest Berkshire Hathaway 13F to understand some basic principles in managing a stock portfolio. Buffett's buy-and-ho...
MM090: FTX fiasco rocks the crypto market
11 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we attempt to unpack what exactly happened in the crypto market this week which was rocked by news about FTX and Binance, two of the ...
CAREER INSIGHT: 'Money Is Everything, Money Is Nothing' with Bilal Hafeez
09 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this career insight episode, I am joined by Bilal Hafeez who is the CEO, Head of Research and Editor of Macro Hive. He spent over twenty years doin...
MM089: The Fed & BoE divergence and what it means for markets
04 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Piers returns to the show and gives his verdict on the big tech earnings and explains why despite their weak performance the S&P continues to hold...
MM088: Tech giants lose $1 trillion in one week!
28 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a BIG week for US tech earnings and one that has seen seismic reactions in the likes of Meta and Amazon. So much so, that the net worth...
MM087: Liz Truss resigns & Goldman Sachs restructures again!
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
First up on the agenda this week is the resignation of UK Prime Minister Liz Truss, marking the shortest premiership in British history. Find out...
MM086: Liz sacks Kwasi & what next for US stocks?
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A busy end to the week, as UK Prime Minister Liz Truss sacked her Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng and announced another U-turn in her government's tax cut p...
CAREER INSIGHT: Tanya Tracey, CEO of GAIN (Girls Are INvestors)
12 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this career insight episode, I am joined by Tanya Tracey who is the CEO of Girls Are Investors (GAIN), which is a charity that seeks to addres...
MM085: Why Credit Suisse is not the next Lehman Brothers & Elon Musk's U-turn on Twitter
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss what happened to Credit Suisse this week as shares dropped and Credit Default Swaps (CDS) soared amid rumours the Swiss ba...
MM084: Carnage in UK Bond/FX Markets – What happened, what’s next?
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Topics discussed in this episodeUnprecedented Emergency Action: The Bank of England to purchase £80bn long-dated UK Government Bonds to save the Pens...
MM083: Chaos at the Bank of England & Our top 3 trading films revealed!
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss why the Great British Pound continues to get hammered. From the split amongst policymakers at the Bank of England to the go...
MM082: Banker bonuses and Goldman's top 4 buy the dip signals
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The UK chancellor is reportedly planning to scrap caps on bankers’ bonuses in a move to attract more talent to the City of London. Find out why the ...
BREAKING: Billionaire Patagonia founder gives away company to fight the climate crisis
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The founder of the outdoor clothing company, Patagonia, has given away 100% ownership of the $3bn company to help fight climate change. Yvon Chou...
MM081: Kim Kardashian launches PE firm & Stocks rise despite higher rates
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Earlier this week, TV personality and business women Kim Kardashian launched her own private equity firm SKKY Partners with the help of Jay ...
MM080: Is GBP heading to parity?
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The UK economy is facing one of its toughest economic periods in history. A looming threat of a recession, acute dependence on foreign capital, s...
MM079: Breaking - Fed's Powell warns against ‘prematurely loosening’ Fed policy
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this breaking news episode, I summaries the main take home points from the highly anticipated speech from the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell ...
MM078: China slowdown & the revenge of the meme stocks
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we focus on the increasing economic challenges being felt in China, who earlier this week surprised the market and cut interest ...
MM077: US Stocks: Bull vs Bear Debate!
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I go toe to toe with Head of Trading Piers Curran as we put forward our bull and bear case scenarios for the direction of US stocksWe...
MM076: The UK is heading for a long & painful recession
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I fly solo recapping some of the major stories in markets this week.I take a look at why the Pound fell after the Bank of England del...
MM075: Do you need coding skills for trading?
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A slight change up in this week's episode, as I'm joined by Milandeep Bassi, who is the Fintech products lead and full stack DevOps engineer at Amplif...
MM074: ECB bazooka & Tesla's lesson in financial engineering
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An incredibly busy week, from Russia resuming critical gas flows to Europe, to one of the biggest ever tech IPO's on the London market being put on ho...
MM073: Will the Fed hike 100bps & Is Elon Musk in trouble
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's been quite an incredible week in global markets. The Euro hit parity against the US Dollar for the first time in 20 years, the Italian government...
MM072: Boris Johnson resigns, what happens next?!
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran about the resignation of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. We look at the process behind ho...
MM071: US stocks suffer sharpest first-half drop for more than 50 years
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
MM071: US stocks suffer sharpest first-half drop for more than 50 years Yesterday saw H1 2022 draw to a conclusion with the S&P 500 closing down 2...
MM070: Biggest Fed rate hike since 1994. But are they making a mistake?
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they...
MM069: Apple CarPlay. The next big revolution or just tech hype?!
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We've had Apple's Developer event this week and while people are most obsessed with augmented reality technology we focus on the less sexy software si...
MM068: Is GBP heading for an "existential" crisis?!
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week Bank of America put out a note suggesting that investors should hedge for an “existential” sterling crisis as the British currency faces...
MM067: Are US recession risks overblown?
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers and I take a look at comments from Jamie Dimon and Brian Moynihan, where the CEO's of J.P. Morgan and Bank of America soft...
MM066: Apple the next BIG short & is ESG a scam?!
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Dow dropped 1,100 points on Wednesday, marking its biggest decline since 2020 as the sell-off this year on Wall Street intensifies. Is this the be...
MM065: What's behind the TERRA-fying moves in crypto?
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The price of bitcoin briefly fell below $26,000 this week, hitting its lowest level in 16 months. The move came after a collapse in Luna as TerraUSD s...
MM064: Why have stocks tanked this week?!
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On Thursday, the Nasdaq closed the session down 5%, marking the biggest single-day plunge since June 2020. YTD stocks like Netflix are now down nearly...
MM063: The best & worst of the mega-cap tech earnings this week
30 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Much to talk about this week, but Piers and I thought we would unpack what has been a busy week in US corporate earnings. In fact, Appl...
Career Insight: Will Hobbs, Chief Investment Officer of Barclays Wealth Management
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Will Hobbs who is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Barclays Wealth Management. Will talks about his untraditional rou...
MM062: Elon Musk's Twitter takeover explained
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Piers and I attempt to deconstruct the Elon Musk / Twitter saga and use it as a great case study to tackle some finance jargo...
MM061: What does Elon Musk want with Twitter, Macron gets the sweats & Porsche IPO explained
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Piers and I catch up on the news that Elon Musk has tweeted himself onto the board of Twitter causing the social media apps' s...
MM060: Biden's big oil play & recession warnings
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Piers and I catch up on the announcement this week that the US is to release roughly a million barrels of oil a day from its r...
MM059: Apple buy Credit Kudos & Why Snap wants to read your mind!
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to co-founder Piers Curran about the strategy behind Apple's acquisition of Credit Kudos, which uses machine learning t...
MM058: Russian default risk recedes & is President Xi in trouble?
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers and I catch up on what has been another busy week in markets where global stocks are on course for their best week since Novemb...
MM057: Mr 'Big Shot' gets squeezed
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Nickel, used in stainless steel and electric-vehicle batteries, surged as much as 250% in just two days to trade briefly above $100,000 a t...
MM056: Oil will never trade below $90 again, here's why!
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a week off the desk, it's great to be back with co-founder and head of trading Piers Curran to discuss what's been happening in markets this wee...
Career Insight: Reality of working in Investment Banking with Bilal Hafeez the founder of Macro Hive
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I speak to Bilal Hafeez who is the founder and CEO of Macro Hive. Before starting his own research firm in 2019, Bilal was the G...
MM055: How the Nasdaq bounced 5% despite Russian troops storming Kyiv
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, I am joined for the first time ever by Amplify Co-Founder Will de Lucy to talk about this week’s global market volatility ...
Career Insight: Top 5 tips from Ayman Rahman the CEO & Founder of DARE
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The career insight series is back and this time I am joined by Ayman Rahman, the CEO & founder of energy tech trading firm DARE.Our connection wit...
MM054: Why Russia won't invade Ukraine & are the Fed doomed to fail
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I am joined by Eddie Donmez to talk about all the trending topics in markets this week.We discuss the YTD performance for...
MM053: Will the Fed hike 50bps as US inflation surges
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Really exciting news to announce this week, as US investment bank Morgan Stanley is now the official global sponsor of our AmplifyME Finance Accelerat...
MM052: Why Facebook is the worst earnings report we've ever seen!
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Piers and I delve into some of the important new stories this week from mega-cap tech earnings to central bank decisions and even a q...
Career Insight: Advice from Alfonso Peccatiello a former $20bn Portfolio Manager
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Masterclass speaker series is back by popular demand, aiming to help students get the real truth behind different careers in finance. To mark...
MM051: Fed's hawkish shift & why Russia-Ukraine conflict is important for commodities
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to co-founder Piers Curran about the latest FOMC meeting where Fed Chair Jerome Powell backed a March liftoff and said wo...
MM050: Microsoft bet big on the Metaverse & Netflix shares crash on outlook
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The episode covers a quickfire round-up of the main news this week, from Biden's comments on Russia to Brent crude oil hitting a fresh 7-year high, be...
BREAKING: Microsoft announces $69bln deal for Activision Blizzard
19 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Microsoft has announced a $69bln bid for Activision Blizzard in what will be the biggest tech deal in history. The move will give the tech giant acces...
MM049: Fed hikes in focus & the end of the road for Boris
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As always, I'm joined by co-founder Piers Curran to discuss the major stories in markets this week, from a 39 year high in US CPI and earnings reports...
MM048: Why US yields are so important & trending stories of the week
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year! In this episode, I talk to co-founder Piers Curran, about what a surge in US yields means for the global financial markets. We discuss...
Career Insight: Jayne Howson on authenticity, courage and connections
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Jayne Howson who is a Senior Vice President at Salesforce in their Global Sales Leader Excellence & Enablement tea...
MM047: Is UK 'Plan C' coming & why Alphabet will win the race
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this final episode of the year, I talk to co-founder Piers Curran about UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who faces a potential rebellion after anno...
MM046: The Omicron impact & The Fed turn hawkish
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to co-founder Piers Curran about the three key areas to monitor to ascertain the impact of Omicron on the global eco...
MM045: A new COVID risk emerges & collapse of the Turkish Lira explained
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, I talk to Piers about a new variant of the coronavirus (B.1.1.529) which has been identified in South Africa. Although case ra...
Career Hacks: INTERVIEWS - How to pitch a stock
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Xiao about the dreaded stock pitch, the moment in an interview where the floor is yours and it's time to deliver!We look at...
MM044: The EV Market Bubble & Netflix Strategy Change
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Piers and I kick off with a look at the explosion in electric vehicle (EV) pure plays such as Lucid and Rivian and discuss why...
Career Hacks: INTERVIEWS - How to respond to a question you don't know!
17 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Xiao about every student's worst nightmare when in an interview - how to tackle a question when you have no idea what ...
MM043: Decentralised Finance goes mainstream & will the Fed blink as inflation surges
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, I talk to Amplify co-founder Piers Curran about the latest expansion of the crypto market in which the broader rise in digital tokens has t...
Career Hacks: Why NETWORKING is one of the most important things you can do
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the fourth episode of our Career Hack series we talk about the power of networking. Whether you love it or hate it, networking can have a prof...
MM042: Bank of England surprise, Fed taper & Biden's nightmare
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Amplify co-founder and Head of Trading Piers Curran about the communication failure from Bank of England Governor Andrew Ba...
Career Hacks: The dummies guide to HIREVUE interviews
03 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the third episode of our Career Hack series we talk about HireVue interviews. What is the purpose of them, who uses them, where does it fit in the ...
MM041: Will the Facebook rebrand to Meta work?
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Amplify co-founder Piers Curran about the Facebook name change to Meta. What does this mean for the company, why are they d...
Career Hacks: How to manage a group exercise
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Xiao and I delve into the often complicated matter of group exercises, one of the main features of any assessment centre. Not only do w...
MM040: Social media stocks 'Snap', Bitcoin ATH & Trump launches TRUST Social
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Eddie Donmez about why the crash in Snap's shares this week is bad for social media stocks but good for Apple. We also inve...
Career Hacks: How to prepare for a VIRTUAL assessment centre in finance?!
20 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Unsure of what to expect in your upcoming assessment centre? We've got you covered! In this first episode of our career hacks series I talk to the Hea...
MM039: M&A sugar rush, but how long can it last?
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I catch up with Eddie Donmez to talk about the performance of US investment banks who have been reporting their latest quarterly earn...
MM038: Have we seen peak Facebook?
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook has had a tough week. From its social media services going down due to a "faulty configuration change", to more deep-rooted problems une...
MM037: Tech stocks dump, inflation surges and insider trading rumours arise
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Eddie Donmez takes a look at why stocks are dumping, who called Jerome Powell a dangerous man and who dumped their entire Tesl...
MM036: Evergrande Silence & Fed/BoE Review
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran on why stability in interbank funding is integral to the functioning of the fina...
MM035: Evergrande, Team 'Transitory' & French Fury
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Head of Trading Piers Curran, about why the Chinese developer Evergrande carries a potential systemic risk to the Chinese f...
BREAKING: Is Evergrande Group the next Lehman brothers?!
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is a breaking news story developing as China's largest property developer whose shares are now down 80% YTD have now hired Houlihan Lokey and Ad...
MM034: El Salvador's Bitcoin distraction
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran about El Salvador’s adoption of bitcoin as a legal tender and the crash in crypto we saw...
AmplifyME: In search of Serena
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, I talk to Amplify Co-founder Piers Curran, on how Amplify Trading went from two guys teaching people how to trade, into a com...
MM033: US Non-Farm Payrolls, Robinhood, Zoom & Stagflation
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Co-Founder Piers Curran and Head of AmplifyME Eddie Donmez discuss the fall out from the August US labour market report that showed t...
MM032: Tapering, Tim Cook & fat fingers
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by the Head of Trading Piers Curran, as we talk about the main topics in focus this week in markets. From the reacti...
MM031: Tesla Bot, Big Shorts & Virtual Reality
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I kick off by giving an overview as to why stocks and commodities have suffered this week, and provide colour on what Taliban control...
MM030: Around the market in 8 questions!
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, we take a different approach. Rather than focus on one or two topics, I throw 8 questions at Head of Trading Piers Curran, fro...
MM029: All good in the $HOOD
07 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran about the volatility in Robinhood shares following their recent IPO. We talk about how the...
MM028: Tech earnings & China's long-term problem
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran on the latest tech earnings this week and the challenges they face as global economies sta...
MM027: Tips for trading cryptocurrencies
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Senior Trader Tim Duggan, who after trading traditional equities and futures markets for the past 20-years, is now also act...
MM026: Are We Walking Into Another Crisis?
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to Head of Trading Piers Curran about the risks to the global economy as central banks start to unwind their unprecedented&nbs...
MM025: Why are US yields collapsing?
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk to the Head of Trading Piers Curran, on why the US 10-yr yield is heading for one of its biggest weekly declines since June la...