The City View - City AM's Daily Podcast

Today City A.M.'s Charlie Conchie takes the reigns of The City View podcast, chatting to Economics and Markets reporter Jack Barnett. They discuss markets being up; the Fed and the Bank of England's probable rate hikes; commodity prices settling; and the London Metal Exchange, which suspended nickel trading today.

Charlie also goes through the headlines: FeverTree and the owner of Frankie and Benny's and Wagamama have warned of major cost increases; HSBC has made its first foray into the metaverse; and the UK is set to ban the export of luxury goods to Russia.

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Today Andy Silvester chats to Victoria Scholar, Head of Investment at Interactive Investor, about China's tech sector being hit by significant stock market sell-offs yesterday and today; European equities down, with companies having exposure to China seemingly taking more of a hit; oil prices hitting a two-week low; and lacklustre labour participation in the UK job market.

Andy also goes through the news: HSBC will be shutting down 69 branches; Bentley has doubled its 2021 profit; and Volkswagen's boss has warned of production shortages.

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On today's episode of The City View, Andy Silvester chats to City A.M. reporter Jack Barnett about firms raising their prices; whether the Fed and the Bank of England will hike rates, and by how much; and what we can expect of inflation by this October.

Andy also takes us through the headlines: Rio Tinto has made a $2.7bn offer for Turquoise Hill's remaining shares as it seeks control of a Mongolian copper-gold mining project; the Office for National Statistics has added meat-free sausages and removed men's suits, among other items, to the basket used to calculate price hikes; and India is considering a Russian offer to purchase crude oil at a discount.

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On this episode of Tech Weekly, City A.M. reporters Lily Russell-Jones and Charlie Conchie talk to Patrick Gruhn, head of crypto exchange FTX's Europe division, about the company's expansion; its collaboration with the Tomorrowland music festival; and its plans to make crypto mainstream.

Nasson, Lily and Charlie also talk about the latest funding news in fintech and why UK pension funds are missing out on investment opportunities in UK tech.

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Today Andy Silvester chats to James Sym, Portfolio Manager of European Equities at River and Mercantile, about whether investing in ESG truly and effectively aids decarbonisation; deglobalisation; and how investment portfolios will need some tinkering in the coming years as a result of high inflation and geopolitical issues.

Andy also goes through the headlines: the UK government has issued a wide range of sanctions on oligarchs -- including Roman Abramovich, which will greatly impact Chelsea F.C.'s ability to function as a business; M&S CEO Steve Rowe has announced that he will be stepping down; and CF Industries -- a leading fertiliser, CO2 and ammonia provider -- has maintained that in spite of rising energy prices, there have been no changes to its operations.

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Today Andy Silvester chats to City A.M. reporters Jack Barnett and Nicholas Earl about volatile energy prices potentially becoming even more so; inflation forecasts, rising consumer prices and what the Bank of England will do vis-à-vis rate hikes; and yesterday's nickel big short and its impact on the London Metal Exchange.

Andy also goes through the headlines: Prudential had a bump in its 2021 business profits; Gatwick managed to mitigate losses in the last few months of 2021; and Stagecoach has backed a £595m takeover by asset manager DWS.

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Today Andy Silvester sits down for a chat with Hargreaves Lansdowns' Susannah Streeter and CMC Markets' Michael Hewson. They discuss trading being suspended on the London Metal Exchange after a record price spike in nickel; the Bank of England assessing inflationary pressures; and a whole mélange of financial woes for Brits as energy bills, taxes, and shop prices are set to increase.

Andy also goes through the headlines: the US and the UK have boycotted Russian oil; Ofgem boss Jonathan Brearley has warned that an increase in energy bills is "almost innevitable"; and "challenges and difficulties" remain at fashion retailer Boohoo following ethical breaches in its supply chain during the 2020 Covid lockdown.

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In this Monday episode Andy Silvester chats to Jack Barnett, City A.M.'s Economics and Markets reporter, about European market reaction to Russia-Ukraine; energy prices and how commodity price hikes could impact inflation; and the difficulty for countries in switching off from Russian energy.

Andy also takes us through the headlines: Sanjeev Gupta, CEO of Liberty Steel Group, will be allowed to continue running his steel plants following a deal with HMRC; sub-prime lender Amigo's shares have soared; Missguided has axed "a number of roles" at its HQ in Manchester; and Deloitte will no longer be operating in Russia.

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On this episode of Tech Weekly, City A.M. reporters Lily Russell-Jones and Charlie Conchie chat to Charlie Morris, CIO and founder of ByteTree, for a conversion about the war in Ukraine; what role that Bitcoin and gold are currently playing; and whether Bitcoin truly is a safe-haven asset.

Charlie Conchie also talks to Nasson about how fintech companies have responded to the current crisis.

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Today Andy Silvester chats to Davis Siksnans, CEO of dropshipping company Printful.com, about how and why the business got started; its growth during the pandemic; supply chain issues; why dropshipping can be more environmentally friendly than traditional methods of product fulfilment; and UK expansion.

Andy also goes through the news -- Russia advance in Ukraine, having reportedly taken Kherson; oil and gas prices continue to increase; and M&S has halted shipments to its franchisee business in Russia, joining a long line of businesses cutting their ties with the country.

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