Global economy set to slow in 2024, Hollywood strikes impact California economy, Adani Group investigation reveals hidden investors, increasing number of mothers re-entering the workforce, disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on women, challenges faced by women in the job market

UBS reports record-breaking profit, eurozone core inflation decreases, Switzerland proposes measures to crack down on money laundering, challenges of integrating Credit Swiss with UBS, and Switzerland's efforts to tackle money laundering

A coup in Gabon, concerns over Goldman Sachs' relationship with fintech, and the founder of Foxconn running for president of Taiwan. The trend of successful coups in Western Central Africa and the US strategy for resolving business issues with China. The impact of Raimondo's visit on US-China tensions and an analysis of the upcoming Taiwan presidential election.

The podcast discusses the EU's struggle with transitioning away from Russian fossil fuels, the increase in LNG imports, and China's investments in UK and US companies through a Goldman Sachs fund.

Goldman Sachs plans to sell its personal financial management division, Brazil's president forms alliance with right-wingers, struggling European defense industry, Charles Michel proposes EU target date for new members.

Chinese companies' poor earnings, policy makers adapting to global economy, Ireland's position in life science industry, controversy in Spain's football federation

Putin addresses the death of Prigozhin, BRICS expands, Turkey raises interest rates, biomedical companies under scrutiny for using horseshoe crabs for testing.

Wagner group leader Prigozhin presumed dead after plane crash. Nvidia's revenue more than doubles on high demand. US regulators impose tougher disclosure rules on private funds. Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra jailed after return from exile.

Topics discussed include the highly anticipated speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell at Jackson Hole, the challenges of balancing interest rates and uncertain growth in the US and Chinese economies, and the surprise rate cut in China and its impact on bank profits.

Alec Russell, FT's foreign editor, discusses the sell-off in US government debt, Arm's listing frenzy among tech startups, and the emergence of a new geopolitical order amid tensions between the US and China.