Donald Trump’s ongoing fight with the Federal Reserve could be over. Kevin Warsh, the president’s pick for the new Fed chair, has now been confirmed and is promising “regime change”. What does that mean for the world’s most important central bank?

Guests and hosts:

• Skanda Amarnath, co-founder and executive director of Employ America
• John H. Cochrane, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Kevin Warsh
• US Federal Reserve
• Interest rates

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The AI boom is running into an unexpected problem: physical bottlenecks. Demand is soaring, but chips, data centres, transformers and power grids cannot be scaled at the same speed as software. As hyperscalers like Amazon and Google pledge hundreds of billions of dollars in spending, companies further up the supply chain are struggling to keep up. So is the real world about to put a brake on artificial intelligence?

Guests and hosts:

• Jigar Shah, co-managing partner at Multiplier
• Shailesh Chitnis, The Economist's global business writer
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• AI boom
• Chip manufacturing
• US data centres

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After the 2016 Brexit vote, the outlook for London was bleak. Detractors predicted all but financial oblivion for the City’s bankers, insurers and traders. But, ten years on, those prophecies look overblown in a city that’s got its swagger back.

Guests and hosts:

• Huw van Steenis of OIiver Wyman
• Michael Mainelli of think tank Z/Yen
• Mike Bird, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Ethan Wu, co-host of “Money Talks”
• Alice Fulwood, co-host of “Money Talks”

Topics covered:

• Brexit
• The City of London
• Financial services

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