The final episode of Talking Markets for 2024 sees hosts David Buik and Michael Wilson speak with our very own Daniela Hathorn about the important events in markets this year, as well as looking ahead to 2025. They go over the expected impact of a Trump presidency on the markets, tariffs and the global economy, as well as some of the most traded assets on the ⁠Capital.com⁠ platform like gold, Tesla and nVidia.

Daniela specialises in macroeconomic and fundamental analysis and holds a CFA Level 1 qualification. She has a BSc in International Business from Kingston Business School, UK.

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In today’s episode of Talking Markets, hosts David Buik and Helen Thomas welcome back entrepreneur and philanthropist, Lord Michael Spencer of Alresford to talk about the state of the US stock market, tariffs under president-elect Trump and his opinion on Labour’s budget.

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In today's episode of Talking Markets we welcome Sir Martin Sorrel, CEO of S4 Capital. We talk about his company's recent stock market performance, as well as the prospects of Big Tech amid heavy investments in AI.

He also discusses the bigger picture following the re-election of Donald Trump for president of the US, the likelihood of tariffs for the UK and EU, as well as China's investments in South America and other developing economies.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 80.84% of retail investors lose money.

Talking Markets welcomes back Gerald Ashley, a sought-after speaker, advisor, broadcaster and writer on change, risk and decision making. In today's episode he talk with hosts Michael Wilson and David Buik about innovation in Europe and the U.S., China's progress and whether the UK is open for business.

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Today's Talking Markets guest is Justin King CBE, former CEO of Sainsbury plc. He has been a leader in customer-facing businesses for over three decades and has held senior positions in companies like Asda, M&S, PepsiCo and Mars.

He is currently Chair of Allwyn Entertainment and Dexter's since 2022, Non-Executive Chairman of Itsu Grocery since 2023, Non-Executive Director of M&S and Itim Group, as well as a number of other senior adviser roles. He is credited with turning Sainsbury's around in the early 2000s, delivering shareholder returns of over 85% while tripling profits.

Speaking with hosts Michael Wilson and David Buik, he discusses the political and investment landscape in the UK, as well as his experience in executive positions.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 83.51% of retail investors lose money.

Today's episode of Talking Markets welcomes Dr. Lucy Walton, CEO of Connected Impact. She is the co-inventor of the Connected Impact methodologies, which use patent pending AI approaches to track and compare company performance against 100,000 data points from selected competitors and peers.

Speaking with host Michael Edwards and David Buik, they discuss the exact role AI will play in the years to come, the role humans will always play and how regulators are trying to keep pace.

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This week's guest on Talking Markets is investor and trader Bryan Coyne. He has decades of experience and is well versed in all equities US, Japan, China, UK, Europe and all the BRICS. He is currently a director of Kesai Holding - a digital crypto fund manager.

Speaking to hosts David Buik and Michael Wilson he talks about the upcoming elections in the US, investing cryptocurrencies and the importance of doing your own research.

CFD trading involves a high level of risk. 83.51% of retail investors lose money.

In today's episode of Talking Markets, David and Michael speak with Louise Hellem, Chief Economist at the CBI and a member of its Executive Committee. She and her team provide business leaders with advice on the UK economic outlook and global risks. Building on the insights from members, she shapes the CBI’s overall view on economic and fiscal policy and leads the CBI’s discussions with senior politicians and policymakers in these areas. Louise also oversees the CBI’s economic consultancy business CBI Economics.

Louise helps us understand how the new government is doing in terms of communicating the state of the UK economy both internally and externally and emphasizes that growth and productivity should have the highest priority.

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In this episode of Talking Markets David and Michael welcome Louis Taylor, CEO of British Business Bank. Prior to this role, he was Chief Executive of UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK's export credit agency, for seven years. He also held roles as a Director General in the Department for International Trade, and a member of its Executive Committee and Management Board.

The conversation touches on the role of the British Business Bank, the low number of IPO's in London, the state of the UK economy and how the new government is looking to advertise UK business abroad.

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In this episode of Talking Markets hosts Michael Wilson and David Buik speak with Hugo Duncan, the Business Editor of the Daily Mail. Duncan previously served as deputy finance editor, and before that as economics correspondent. His focus is on economics, property, housing, pharmaceuticals and city stories.

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