Katie Martin
@katie0martin.ft.com
FT, E17, Unhedged podcast, gardening, making bread, plazzy Scouser, crap at charts, 6 Music Mum. I don't deserve my bad Uber rating and I never give investment advice - if it looks like I am, it's a scam.
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The Complete Dunt Awards 2025
Welcome to the second annual celebration of all that is best and worst in our political culture.
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December 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Ah now this is very nice from @iandunt.bsky.social share.google/2hUMcy3cQoIj...
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I love this country and its traditions, perhaps none more so than how Smithfield butchers are treated like rock stars on Xmas Eve
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I love this country and its traditions, perhaps none more so than how Smithfield butchers are treated like rock stars on Xmas Eve
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It's finally time to stop re-equibulating, put some vodka and lemonade into your eggnog, and check out the delightful end of year podcast from FT Unhedged with @katie0martin.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social. It's better value than any gift card at Christmas. www.ft.com/content/93b6...
We take some questions
Our listeners write in with queries about Venezuela, prediction markets and more
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:41 AM
It's finally time to stop re-equibulating, put some vodka and lemonade into your eggnog, and check out the delightful end of year podcast from FT Unhedged with @katie0martin.ft.com and @robarmstrong.bsky.social. It's better value than any gift card at Christmas. www.ft.com/content/93b6...
Highlights of the festive open-mic singalong in a Scouse pub tonight:
-my amazing* rendition of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
-people singing Police Nabbed Me Dad to the tune of Feliz Navidad
Good times
Just as an FYI, Christmas songs are much harder to sing than you expect
-my amazing* rendition of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
-people singing Police Nabbed Me Dad to the tune of Feliz Navidad
Good times
Just as an FYI, Christmas songs are much harder to sing than you expect
December 23, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Highlights of the festive open-mic singalong in a Scouse pub tonight:
-my amazing* rendition of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
-people singing Police Nabbed Me Dad to the tune of Feliz Navidad
Good times
Just as an FYI, Christmas songs are much harder to sing than you expect
-my amazing* rendition of I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
-people singing Police Nabbed Me Dad to the tune of Feliz Navidad
Good times
Just as an FYI, Christmas songs are much harder to sing than you expect
When it's my turn, don't you dare do the Paddington thing
December 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
When it's my turn, don't you dare do the Paddington thing
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Today’s must read is a rare glimpse inside Binance
Big FT Investigation - Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement. Details of the transactions come after Trump pardoned Binance founder Changpeng Zhao in Oct. The Trump family has since expanded business ties with Zhao’s exchange www.ft.com/content/5d8a...
Binance allowed suspicious accounts to operate even after 2023 US plea agreement
Leaked files show continued activity despite links to terror networks, failed ID checks and other red flags
www.ft.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Today’s must read is a rare glimpse inside Binance
December 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
This is Toby's way of spreading festive wishes
Huh - on a tax-equivalent yield basis US munis yield more than EM corporate bonds. am.jpmorgan.com/us/en/asset-...
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This is Toby's way of spreading festive wishes
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HASSETT: If the Supreme Court doesn't find with us, refunds would go to whoever cut the check for the tariff
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
BRENNAN: Doesn't the administration claim it was the country that paid that?
HASSETT: Uhh --
December 21, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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It should become a Christmas tradition watching YouTubers get floored by pro boxers
Mike Tyson made Mr.Beast show a human emotion for the first time
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
It should become a Christmas tradition watching YouTubers get floored by pro boxers
Merry Christmas everyone!
this photo of our fun festive FT podcast Xmas quiz makes me laugh every time I see it
December 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Merry Christmas everyone!
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The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...
Don’t believe the fake gloom about London
[FREE TO READ] The UK capital is subject to more than its fair share of misinformation
as.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The doom and gloom about London is ridiculous and harmful. Team FT is Team London - as.ft.com/r/19d3d36d-e...
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The worried investor’s guide to 2026—The last big reason for caution is consensus itself. Pessimists are quite hard to find. Permabear Albert Edwards at Société Générale says he still believes US stocks are in a valuation bubble… www.ft.com/content/4946... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com
The worried investor’s guide to 2026
While markets were buoyant this year, volatility is never far away
www.ft.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The worried investor’s guide to 2026—The last big reason for caution is consensus itself. Pessimists are quite hard to find. Permabear Albert Edwards at Société Générale says he still believes US stocks are in a valuation bubble… www.ft.com/content/4946... @katie0martin.ft.com @financialtimes.com
that UK debt crisis in full
The 10-year gilt yield is ... down this year
And expected to creep lower in 2026 (www.ft.com/content/c9a5...).
thank you for playing gilts
And expected to creep lower in 2026 (www.ft.com/content/c9a5...).
thank you for playing gilts
Investment banks expect UK borrowing costs to fall further in 2026
Gilts will outshine global peers, helped by BoE rate cuts, Wall Street lenders predict
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
that UK debt crisis in full
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It's never truly Xmas till the @alphaville.ft.com Person of Interest list arrives
www.ft.com/content/6d1e...
www.ft.com/content/6d1e...
Person of Interest 2025: the longlist
A 12th annual celebration of cancellation
www.ft.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:06 PM
It's never truly Xmas till the @alphaville.ft.com Person of Interest list arrives
www.ft.com/content/6d1e...
www.ft.com/content/6d1e...
the episode's synopsis is: "Mandy rarely dabbles in global diplomacy, especially over Christmas when it's so cold out and there's good telly on, but..."
i think we can guess what's happened here. luv muh free speech
i think we can guess what's happened here. luv muh free speech
December 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
the episode's synopsis is: "Mandy rarely dabbles in global diplomacy, especially over Christmas when it's so cold out and there's good telly on, but..."
i think we can guess what's happened here. luv muh free speech
i think we can guess what's happened here. luv muh free speech
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👂🏼 SLIGHTLY HUNG-OVER POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on whether the US economy really is as GREAT as DJT says it is.
Plus: a totally unfair drive-by on Wham and awful corporate festive videos
open.spotify.com/episode/7INA...
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on whether the US economy really is as GREAT as DJT says it is.
Plus: a totally unfair drive-by on Wham and awful corporate festive videos
open.spotify.com/episode/7INA...
Three numbers that matter
open.spotify.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
👂🏼 SLIGHTLY HUNG-OVER POD TIME 👂🏼
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on whether the US economy really is as GREAT as DJT says it is.
Plus: a totally unfair drive-by on Wham and awful corporate festive videos
open.spotify.com/episode/7INA...
me and @robarmstrong.bsky.social on whether the US economy really is as GREAT as DJT says it is.
Plus: a totally unfair drive-by on Wham and awful corporate festive videos
open.spotify.com/episode/7INA...
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...I did it!
In 2025 I:
1. Had a baby
2. Wrote a book
3. Did absolutely nothing else
Filed the book last night, please celebrate with me by preordering it...
(it's fun! you'll enjoy it!)
UK: www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...
In 2025 I:
1. Had a baby
2. Wrote a book
3. Did absolutely nothing else
Filed the book last night, please celebrate with me by preordering it...
(it's fun! you'll enjoy it!)
UK: www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...
How to Win a Trade War by Soumaya Keynes, Chad Bown | Waterstones
Buy How to Win a Trade War by Soumaya Keynes, Chad Bown from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
December 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
...I did it!
In 2025 I:
1. Had a baby
2. Wrote a book
3. Did absolutely nothing else
Filed the book last night, please celebrate with me by preordering it...
(it's fun! you'll enjoy it!)
UK: www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...
In 2025 I:
1. Had a baby
2. Wrote a book
3. Did absolutely nothing else
Filed the book last night, please celebrate with me by preordering it...
(it's fun! you'll enjoy it!)
UK: www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...
US: www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to...
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"So it's like the Olympics but only for ex-British Empire countries, aside from Rwanda because Paul Kagame, and we sort of kept it going because of the Queen and now no one wants to host it so the UK is now paying for Glasgow to do so."
"Oh right. Still, at least it's free sport on TV, right?"
"Oh right. Still, at least it's free sport on TV, right?"
December 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
"So it's like the Olympics but only for ex-British Empire countries, aside from Rwanda because Paul Kagame, and we sort of kept it going because of the Queen and now no one wants to host it so the UK is now paying for Glasgow to do so."
"Oh right. Still, at least it's free sport on TV, right?"
"Oh right. Still, at least it's free sport on TV, right?"
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i gather the right-wing loons and the left-wing loons and the Young People Nowadays are NOT up for fighting Putin and i'm just saying if you leave it all to the centrist Gen Xers then we'll try and fight using britpop, Becks beer, shitposts and irony and it won't go well
December 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
i gather the right-wing loons and the left-wing loons and the Young People Nowadays are NOT up for fighting Putin and i'm just saying if you leave it all to the centrist Gen Xers then we'll try and fight using britpop, Becks beer, shitposts and irony and it won't go well
just the most amazing live experiment to run on the central nervous system of finance, like trying to fit a new steering wheel on to a moving car
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note....
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note....
Banks in the Age of Stablecoins: Some Possible Implications for Deposits, Credit, and Financial Intermediation
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.
www.federalreserve.gov
December 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
just the most amazing live experiment to run on the central nervous system of finance, like trying to fit a new steering wheel on to a moving car
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note....
www.federalreserve.gov/econres/note....