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Katie Martin

Markets Columnist

Katie Martin is a columnist and member of the FT's editorial board. She writes the weekly Long View column on market trends as well as other opinion pieces, and appears weekly on the Unhedged podcast.

Previously, she spent four years as the FT's markets editor, and also several years on the FT's live news service. Prior to joining the FT in 2015, she spent 11 years at the Dow Jones/Wall St Journal group, also covering markets.

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  • Wednesday, 9 July, 2025
    Currencies
    The double-edged sword of a strong euro

    Doubts about the dollar bring a new set of problems for Europe

    euro banknotes
  • Tuesday, 8 July, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast23 min listen
    Three surprises that might spook the markets

    New policies haven’t put a brake on stock prices . . . yet

  • Friday, 4 July, 2025
    The Long ViewUK economy
    Nervy markets put Reeves and Starmer on notice

    Investors are getting fed up of being used by governments around the world as a low-cost cash machine

    Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves
  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast23 min listen
    The dilapidated dollar

    While equities soar, the US dollar plunges

  • Saturday, 28 June, 2025
    The Long ViewSovereign bonds
    Time to give the euro a glow-up

    The drumbeat of support for Europe to make its move to challenge the dollar is growing

    A Euro coin set against a blue, glittery background
  • Thursday, 26 June, 2025
    Currencies
    Markets should watch out for the summer fling

    Keep an eye on the yen and other areas of consensus as temperatures rise

    Japanese banknotes
  • Tuesday, 24 June, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast23 min listen
    Who wants to be a Fed chair?

    Jay Powell has nearly a year left. Let the jockeying begin

  • Friday, 20 June, 2025
    The Long ViewAsset allocation
    Any tidal shift of investors away from the US will take time

    Despite a stock rally, it is still unwise to assume the view of investors of America is not changing

    An American flag is displayed on the exterior of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)
  • Tuesday, 17 June, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast21 min listen
    What the Israel-Iran war means for markets

    Iran is a major oil producer. Will the recent conflict push the price higher?

  • Thursday, 12 June, 2025
    Fund management
    Dollar weakness is turning all fund managers into currency traders

    Hedging against falls in the dollar has not been a prime concern but Trump 2.0 is changing the mood

    Donald Trump standing in front of two big US flags and pointing
  • Friday, 6 June, 2025
    The Long ViewStablecoins
    Why we should worry about the rise of stablecoins

    Asset-backed digital currencies could pose risks to bedrock of global financial system

    Gold-plated coins representing tether, bitcoin and etherium
  • Friday, 30 May, 2025
    The Long ViewUS equities
    US stock rally faces some stiff tests

    Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ budget bill could make or break the market trend

    A New York Stock Exchange trader works at a desk, as a TV screen nearby shows news about US President Donald Trump’s tariff policies
  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    The nasty Taco question

    What happened when a journalist asked President Donald Trump about chickening out

  • Thursday, 29 May, 2025
    Sovereign bonds
    The bond vigilantes are on the prowl

    In a number of key markets, investors are losing patience with governments still wanting to borrow like there’s no tomorrow

    A Wall Street sign
  • Tuesday, 27 May, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    The ‘big beautiful’ budget vs the bond market

    Will the bond market rein in US federal spending?

  • Saturday, 24 May, 2025
    Swamp Notes podcast24 min listen
    Trump’s next 100 days

    Predicting President Donald Trump’s next moves is a fool’s errand. Two FT columnists try anyway

  • Friday, 23 May, 2025
    The Long ViewCurrencies
    The EU needs to step up its challenge to the dollar

    The euro should be developed more as a haven asset for times of market stress

    US dollar and euro bank notes
  • Thursday, 22 May, 2025
    US equities
    Investors ask ‘what next’ as the American fever breaks

    Inflated stock prices may have been mistaken for growth-driven superiority

    Bald eagle in front of an American flag
  • Tuesday, 20 May, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast23 min listen
    The microcap explosion

    Tiny stocks are rushing to list on US exchanges. Why?

  • Saturday, 17 May, 2025
    The Long ViewUS equities
    The ‘Taco’ factor has spurred markets higher

    The notion that Trump Always Chickens Out on difficult policy resulted in a strange, shaky rally

    Tacos
  • Thursday, 15 May, 2025
    Unhedged Podcast22 min listen
    The UK’s trade deal

    What exactly did Donald Trump and Keir Starmer agree?

  • Wednesday, 14 May, 2025
    FT Film28 min
    Michael Saylor's $40bn bitcoin bet | FT Film

    Inside the Strategy chairman's leveraged crypto gamble

    FT Film: the $40bn bitcoin bet
  • Saturday, 10 May, 2025
    The Long ViewCurrencies
    What the turmoil in Asian currencies tells us

    The really big risks to the dollar remain US geopolitical and policy errors

    Taiwanese one-thousand dollar banknotes
  • Friday, 2 May, 2025
    The Long ViewAsset allocation
    How much exposure to US stocks is too much?

    The key conversation in asset management now is around the new “neutral” level for portfolios

    Trader in New York stock exchange
  • Wednesday, 30 April, 2025
    US dollar
    What the US stands to lose from a dented dollar

    In markets and politics, it will be more short-termist, less resilient and much more reliant on the kindness of strangers

    US President Donald Trump
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