The Essential Podcast from S&P Global is dedicated to sharing essential intelligence with those working in and affected by financial markets. Host Nathan Hunt focuses on those issues of immediate importance to global financial markets — macroeconomic trends, the credit cycle, climate risk, energy transition, and global trade — in interviews with subject matter experts from around the world.
Thu, January 16, 2025
In this episode episode we are joined by Mohsen Bonakdarpour from S&P Global Market Intelligence and Madeline Jowdy from S&P Global Commodity Insights to discuss the findings from part one of S&P Global's recent U.S. LNG Impact Study. More S&P Global Content: Read Part One of S&P Global's U.S. LNG Impact Study The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Thu, December 26, 2024
With 2024 rapidly coming to a close, we at The Essential Podcast decided to reflect on our favorite lessons of the year. Listen along as we walk down memory lane, reliving pieces of our most insightful conversations this year. Referenced Episodes: Better Faster Farther: Maggie Mertens and the Evolution of Women's Sports Making Sense of Chaos – An Interview with J. Doyne Farmer Overcoming AI Skepticism With Sudeep Kesh Making Sense of Oil Markets with Andy Critchlow Coronation And Collapse, The Story Of The Bond King With Mary Childs The Price of Energy Transition with Brett Christophers More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Tue, December 17, 2024
This week, Nathan is joined by Brigid Schulte, author of "Overwork: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life." Together, the duo discusses the challenges of modern work life and explore innovative solutions to combat overwork. Brigid Schulte: Book: Over Work: Transforming the Daily Grind in the Quest for a Better Life More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Fri, November 22, 2024
Nathan sits down with Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge Sir David Spiegelhalter to discuss his new book "The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck." Together, the pair covers nuances of probability, risk, and luck; as well as examine the way we understand the data surronding our everyday lives. David Spiegelhalter: Book: "The Art of Uncertainty: How to Navigate Chance, Ignorance, Risk and Luck" More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Thu, November 07, 2024
Nathan Hunt sits down with historian and author Richard Overy to discuss his latest book, "Why War." Together, the pair explores the nature of conflict and it's persistent presence in human life, examining its potential roots through a variety of lenses. Rchard Overy: Book: "Why War" (Publisher W.W. Norton & Company) More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Thu, October 24, 2024
Nathan Hunt is joined Andrew O'Neill and Evan Gunter from S&P Global Ratings to discuss the rapidly expanding realm of private credit markets. Together, they explore the challenges facing private debt, including liquidity, transparency, and discuss how tokenization could transform this landscape. More from Evan and Andrew: Tokenized Private Credit: A New Digital Frontier for Real World Assets More S&P Global Content: More S&P Global Podcasts The Daily Update S&P Global Look Forward Report Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Fri, August 02, 2024
In this episode, Nathan sits down with author Maggie Mertens about her book, "Better, Faster, Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women." Together, they discuss the challenges faced and progress made in women's sports. Maggie Mertens: Book: "Better Faster Farther: How Running Changed Everything We Know About Women" More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update Turning Moments into Movements: Women's Sports Attendance and Viewership Soar Pre-Olympics MediaTalk | Season 2 EP 23 - Women's Sports Turning Moments into Movements Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Wed, July 24, 2024
In this episode, Nathan sits down with friend of the podcast Paul Grunewald, the Global Chief Economist for S&P Global Ratings, who shares his thoughts on the global macroeconomic picture and the specific economic landscape in China. More S&P Global Content: Working While Caregiving: It's Complicated The Daily Update Look Forward Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Thu, July 11, 2024
In this episode, Nathan is joined by Joined by Susan Reinhard, Senior Vice President and Director of the AARP Public Policy Institute, to explore the challenges faced by working caregivers and the importance of supporting them in the workplace. Together they dive into the increasing need for caregiving as the population ages and the impact it has on today's workforce. More S&P Global Content: Working While Caregiving: It's Complicated The Daily Update Look Forward Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Mon, June 24, 2024
In today's episode, Nathan is joined by J. Doyne Farmer, the director of the Complexity Economics Program at the Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, and author of the new book "Making sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for Better World" to discuss the importance of understanding and explaining economic models, particularly agent-based models. J. Doyne Farmer: Book: "Making Sense of Chaos: A Better Economics for a Better World" More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update Look Forward Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com
Thu, June 06, 2024
In today's episode, Nathan is joined by S&P Global Ratings' Chief Innovation Officer Sudeep Kesh who addresses Nathan's general skeptisim towards artificial intelligence, and discusses the ways in AI could impact the greater world. Sudeep Kesh: Check out Sudeep's new podcast "Artificial intelligence Insights" on Apple Podcasts or Spotify More S&P Global Content: The Daily Update Look Forward Credits: Host/Author: Nathan Hunt Producer/Editor: Patrick Moroney Published With Assistance From: Kyle May, Kurt Burger, Camille McManus www.spglobal.com Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC or its affiliates (collectively, S&P) do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of any content, including ratings, analyses or data and are not responsible for errors and omissions, or for the results obtained from the use of such content. S&P disclaims any and all express or implied warranties. S&P's analyses, including ratings, are not statements of fact or recommendations to purchase, hold, or sell any securities, and should not be relied on when making investment or other business decision. S&P obtains information from sources it believes to be reliable, but does not audit and undertakes no duty of due diligence or independent verification of information it receives. S&P's opinions and analyses do not address the suitability of any security. Please read our full disclaimer on spglobal.com/ratings/en/regulatory/content/legal-disclaimer
Thu, April 18, 2024
Brett Christopher, professor at the Institute for Housing and Urban Research at Uppsala University, joins the podcast to discuss his new book "The Price is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won't Save the Planet"
Thu, April 04, 2024
Author, Philosopher, and Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo Kohei Saito joins the podcast to discuss the subject degrowth communism.
Thu, March 21, 2024
Tim Edwards, Global Head of Index Investment Strategy at S&P Global, joins the podcast to discuss his recent research article " The Hare and the Tortoise – Assessing Passive’s Potential in Bonds."
Fri, February 23, 2024
Andy Critchlow, S&P Globals Head of EMEA News, joins the podcast to help Nathan get a better grasp on what's happening with Global Oil Markets.
Thu, February 01, 2024
In this episode of the The Essential Podcast, Nathan is join by Atul Arya, Chief Energy Strategist at S&P Global to discuss what Atul had seen recently at The World Economic Forum Meeting in 2024, as well as what Atul is looking forward to as we approach CERAWeek 2024. More CERAweek Content: Atul's New CERAweek Podcast: https://ceraweek.com/podcast/index.html CERAweek's Website: ceraweek.com
Mon, January 22, 2024
In this episode, financial journalist and co-host of NPR's "Planet Money" Mary Childs joins the podcast to discuss her book " The Bond King: How One Man Made a Market, Built an Empire, and Lost It All."
Thu, December 28, 2023
With 2023 rapidly coming to a close, we at The Essential Podcast decided to reflect on our favorite lessons of the year . Listen along as we walk down memory lane, reliving pieces of our most insightful conversations this year.
Thu, December 14, 2023
Thomas Ramge, co-author of "On the Brink of Utopia: Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World's Largest Problems" joins the podcast to discuss innovation, techno-optimism, and the precipass of a utopian-ish society.
Thu, November 30, 2023
In this episode, we review what past events and circumstances have led us to the recent cryptocurrency news plastering the headlines through the lens of author Zeke Faux's absurdist masterpiece titled "Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall." Together with Zeke, we cover a wide range of topics including the FTX fraud, the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, Tether, and the bizare culture within certain crypto communities.
Fri, October 20, 2023
S&P Global's Peter Gardett joins the podcasts to discuss the ongoing race for the wide-scale adaptation of renewable energy sources on a global scale.
Thu, October 05, 2023
Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Global Head of Research & Development at S&P Global Ratings joins the Essential Podcast to talk about conditions in the global credit market and the economic outlook in 2024 for regions around the world.
Thu, September 28, 2023
Leah Boustan of Princeton University and Ran Abramitzky of Stanford University join the Essential Podcast to discuss their book “Streets of Gold: America’s Untold Story of Immigrant Success”.
Thu, August 03, 2023
Gené Teare, Senior Data Editor at Crunchbase joins the podcast to discuss the seemingly ever-changing tides of Venture Capital in the tech-industry's startup scene.
Thu, July 20, 2023
Partner at Bain Capital Ventures Matt Harris joins the podcast to discuss the venture capital world that now exists in the wake of the so-called "halcyon days" of 2021.
Thu, June 22, 2023
Talal Rafi, Economist and Management Consultant at Deloitte, Expert Member of the World Economic Forum, and Regular Columnist for the International Monetary Fund returns to the podcast to give us an update on what's happening in Sri Lanka.
Thu, June 08, 2023
Author and Senior Economic Adviser at HSBC Holdings Stephen D. King joins the podcast to discuss his new book "We Need to Talk About Inflation: 14 Urgent Lessons from the Last 2,000 Years."
Thu, May 25, 2023
Quinn Slobodian, M arion Butler McLean Professor in the History of Ideas at Wellesley College joins the podcast to discuss his book " Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy. "
Thu, May 11, 2023
Bhavesh Dayalji, Chief Executive Officer of Kensho Technologies joins the podcast to discuss the ever-evolving world of generative artificial intelligence.
S1 E83 · Thu, April 27, 2023
Edward Chancellor joins the podcast to discuss his book "The Price of Time: The Real Story of Interest."
Thu, April 13, 2023
Associate Professor of International History at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy Chris Miller joins the podcast to discuss his new book "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology."
S1 E81 · Mon, March 13, 2023
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.html Engage with us on LinkedIn , <a title="Original URL: http://url8370.ceraweek.com/ls/click?upn=uGwxlCIWq904yCAnvS5wluFbg8mJK7HEE5dfDN2-2FXT9t81NTieYwLJc6y5rA21F4o52y_f5CCQS0N95iO0XGkG5jjb1j7
S1 E80 · Fri, March 10, 2023
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.html Engage with us on LinkedIn , <a title="Original URL: http://url8370.ceraweek.com/ls/click?upn=uGwxlCIWq904yCAnvS5wluFbg8mJK7HEE5dfDN2-2FXT9t81NTieYwLJc6y5rA21F4o52y_f5CCQS0N95iO0XGkG5jjb1j7
Thu, March 09, 2023
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.html Engage with us on LinkedIn , <a title="Original URL: http://url8370.ceraweek.com/ls/click?upn=uGwxlCIWq904yCAnvS5wluFbg8mJK7HEE5dfDN2-2FXT9t81NTieYwLJc6y5rA21F4o52y_f5CCQS0N95iO0XGkG5jjb1j7
Wed, March 08, 2023
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-10, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.html Engage with us on LinkedIn , <a title="Original URL: http://url8370.ceraweek.com/ls/click?upn=uGwxlCIWq904yCAnvS5wluFbg8mJK7HEE5dfDN2-2FXT9t81NTieYwLJc6y5rA21F4o52y_f5CCQS0N95iO0XGkG5jjb1j7
S1 E77 · Tue, March 07, 2023
CERAWeek, The World’s Premier Energy Event is taking place in Houston, TX March 6-11, 2023 Stream selected sessions: https://ceraweek.com/promo/cw23-live.html Engage with us on LinkedIn , <a title= "Original URL: http://url8370.ceraweek.com/ls/click?upn=uGwxlCIWq904yCAnvS5wluFbg8mJK7HEE5dfDN2-2FXT9t81NTieYwLJc6y5rA21F4o52y_f5CCQS0N95iO0XGkG5jjb
S1 E76 · Thu, February 23, 2023
Tom Philpott, a Senior Research Associate at The Center for a Livable Future joins the podcast to discuss his book "Perilous Bounty: The Looming Collapse of American Farming and How We Can Prevent It."
Fri, February 10, 2023
Professor of Law at Texas A&M University and Author William Magnuson joins the podcast to his new book, "For Profit: A History of Corporations."
Thu, January 26, 2023
Terence Kooyker, founder and CEO of the commodity hedge fund Valent Asset Management, joins the Podcast to discuss Helium, lucky element #2 on the Periodic Table.
Thu, December 22, 2022
Political Economist and Author Clara Mattei joins the podcast to discuss austerity and her new book, "The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism," which was recently selected by The Financial Times as one of the best books of 2022.
Tue, November 22, 2022
Nicholas Weaver, Senior Staff Researcher at The International Computer Science Institute, Chief Mad Scientist At Skerry Technologies, and known cryptocurrency skeptic joins the podcast to discuss the recent news surrounding FTX and today's cryptocurrency landscape.
Thu, November 10, 2022
Dr. Ajay Chhibber returns to S&P Global's Essential Podcast to discuss the current state of Bretton Woods institutions like the IMF, the World Bank, and GATT. He covers the ways in which each of these institutions can be re-directed and re-conceived for a post-colonial order.
Thu, November 03, 2022
Talal Rafi, Senior Global Management Consultant at Deloitte joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the challenges of Sri Lanka as an emerging market economy and how Sri Lanka can serve as a model for understanding the debt trap for other emerging economies.
Thu, October 13, 2022
Brad DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley joins the Essential Podcast to discuss his ambitious and controversial new book "Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century" .
Fri, October 07, 2022
Evan Gunther of S&P Global Ratings and Leon Sinclair of S&P Global Market Intelligence join the Essential Podcast to talk about the growth and evolution of private debt markets.
Thu, September 15, 2022
Duncan Mavin of Dow Jones joins the Essential Podcast to talk about his new book "The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion Dollar Scandal". Duncan discusses Greensill Capital and its collapse, which damaged the reputations of a former U.K. Prime Minister, prominent venture capitalists, and Credit Suisse. He also talks about the bizarre experience of reporting on a company where the red flags were obvious, and yet thoroughly ignored by investors.
Thu, July 28, 2022
Jared Bibler joins the Essential Podcast to discuss his book "Iceland's Secret: The Untold Story of the World's Biggest Con". The saga of Iceland's banks during the global financial crisis is both implausibly strange and strangely plausible.
Fri, July 15, 2022
Diane Coyle of Cambridge University joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the critique she offers of the economics profession, as a professional economist. We cover misperceptions of economics in popular culture, false objectivity, reflexivity, and the challenge of AI.
Thu, June 30, 2022
Gary Gerstle of Cambridge University joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the nature of political orders and the collapse of the political order known as neoliberalism that came to power with Ronald Reagan.
Thu, June 16, 2022
Dr. Ajay Chhibber joins the Essential Podcast to talk about India's path to becoming an upper middle income country, the necessary reforms that will unleash the country's potential, and the challenges that yet hold it back.
Wed, June 01, 2022
Three S&P Global executives – Tina Morris, Shaun Wurzbach, and Ed Ware – with military experience join the Essential Podcast to talk about the unique role and skills of non-commissioned officers in the U.S. military and how to apply these lessons to businesses.
Fri, May 13, 2022
John Anton, Peter Tirschwell, and Nathalie Wlodarczyk join the Essential Podcast to talk about supply chains, what's gone wrong, and what – if anything – can be done to get them back on track.
Tue, May 10, 2022
Dave Ernsberger of S&P Global Commodity Insights joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the short, medium, and long term effects of the war in Ukraine on energy markets.
Thu, April 28, 2022
Terence Kooyker, founder and CEO of the commodity hedge fund Valent Asset Management, rejoins the Essential Podcast to talk about the market and uses for the elements of the energy transition. In this episode, we return to the lanthanides to cover gadolinium, lucky element #64 on the Periodic Table.
Thu, April 21, 2022
James A. Fok joins the Essential Podcast to discuss his new book "Financial Cold War: A View of Sino-U.S. Relations from the Financial Markets", covering the dangers of mutual misunderstanding, the different paths of financial markets in the two countries, and the consequences of maintaining the status quo for both Chinese and American citizens.
Fri, April 01, 2022
Sebastian Mallaby, Paul A. Volcker Senior Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of numerous books, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss his latest book – The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future.
Thu, March 17, 2022
Tim Jackson, Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity and author of several books, including "Prosperity Without Growth" and "Post Growth: Life After Capitalism" joins the Essential Podcast to talk about sustainability, equality, the end of growth, the Baumol Effect, and the declining consolations of consumerism.
Fri, February 25, 2022
Dr. Ben Michaelis joins the Essential Podcast to talk about communication and company culture and how things are changing during the era of the Great Resignation.
Thu, February 10, 2022
Dr. William H. Janeway joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the innovation economy, the three-player game, good and bad waste, the developing Keynesian consensus, and the contradictory signals coming out of China.
Fri, January 28, 2022
Gabriel Morin of Paris University 2 and Daniela Brandazza of S&P Global join the Essential Podcast to talk about joint research into the differences between male and female CEO communication styles during the early months of the pandemic.
Thu, December 16, 2021
Terence Kooyker, founder and CEO of the commodity hedge fund Valent Asset Management, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the market and uses for the platinum group metal iridium, which lucky element #77 on the Periodic Table.
Thu, December 02, 2021
Herald van der Linde, Head of Asian Equity Strategy at HSBC, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss Asian stock markets, the importance of financial literacy, and his new book, "Asia's Stock Markets From the Ground Up."
Thu, November 11, 2021
Patrick Wood Uribe, CEO of the fintech company Util, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about how his team is using AI technology to evaluate the ESG performance of companies against the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.
Tue, October 26, 2021
Robert Lawrence, Faculty Chair of The Practice of Trade Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, joins the Essential Podcast for Part 4 of a four-part series to talk about the report "Entrepreneurial Leadership Must Help Meet America's 21st Century Challenges in a Post-Pandemic World" and how his own work and career shaped his approach to the collaboration.
Tue, October 26, 2021
Matthew Slaughter, Paul Danos Dean at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, joins the Essential Podcast for Part 3 of a four-part series to talk about the report "Entrepreneurial Leadership Must Help Meet America's 21st Century Challenges in a Post-Pandemic World" and how his own work and career shaped his approach to the collaboration.
Tue, October 26, 2021
Ella Bell Smith, Professor of Business Administration at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, joins the Essential Podcast for Part 2 of a four-part series to talk about the report "Entrepreneurial Leadership Must Help Meet America's 21st Century Challenges in a Post-Pandemic World" and how her own work and career shaped her approach to the collaboration.
Tue, October 26, 2021
Robert Litan, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, joins the Essential Podcast for Part 1 of a four-part series to talk about the report "Entrepreneurial Leadership Must Help Meet America's 21st Century Challenges in a Post-Pandemic World" and how his own work and career shaped his approach to the collaboration.
Thu, October 21, 2021
Shanella Rajanayagam of HSBC joins the Essential Podcast to explain the changing necessities of global supply chains and how a Just-In-Time model is being replaced in many sectors by a Just-In-Case model.
Tue, October 12, 2021
Alex Birry and Chuck Mounts of S&P Global Ratings join the Essential Podcast to talk about their report on the digitization of markets, bitcoin, NFT's and climate concerns.
Wed, October 06, 2021
The S&P Global Platts Atlas of Energy Transition, produced in collaboration with S&P Global Market Intelligence, maps the sustainable commodity markets of the future. Andy Critchlow, Head of EMEA News at S&P Global Platts, and Henry Edwardes-Evans, Managing Editor of Energy Transition New at S&P Global Platts, discuss their work on the Atlas of Energy Transition, and the changing geopolitics of energy.
Thu, September 30, 2021
Lanaya Irvin, CEO of Coqual, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the organization’s research study on how Black professionals working in Corporate America understand their experience, and what’s driving their search for new opportunities.
Wed, September 22, 2021
Rayne Steinberg, CEO and co-founder of digital asset management company Arca, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the unique governance challenges of a new asset class that is still changing and evolving.
Tue, September 14, 2021
Dan Breznitz, Co-Director of the Innovation Policy Lab and Munk Chair of Innovation Studies at the University of Toronto, joins the Essential Podcast for a wide-ranging discussion on what innovation is and what it isn’t, how regions end up chasing the false model of Silicon Valley, and how innovation can be threatened by financialization and intellectual property rights.
Thu, July 01, 2021
Special purpose acquisition companies are having a moment. But who is making the money and what is being lost when a company chooses to ride a SPAC to public markets? Ivana Naumovska of INSEAD joins the Essential Podcast to share her insights on SPACs, reverse mergers, and the dangers of regulatory arbitrage for retail investors and entrepreneurs.
Tue, June 22, 2021
With a profession like economics that is overwhelmingly white and male, how can diverse voices get into the room so that they can bring their experiences to bear and have a voice in policy discussions? Crystal Swann, Senior Policy Fellow for the Progressive Policy Institute and the team lead for the Mosaic Economic Project, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the lack of diversity in economics and policy circles.
Mon, June 14, 2021
James Pomeroy, Global Economist at HSBC, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the economic challenges of changing populations, the effectiveness of demographics as a reliable indicator, and the economies enjoying demographic tailwinds.
Mon, June 07, 2021
Yasmine Chinwala, Partner at the London-based think tank New Financial, and Pierre Davis, Chief Legal Officer at S&P Global Platts, explore New Financial's latest research on inclusion of Black individuals in the U.K. professional sector, the absence of Black faces in finance, and what workplaces should do next in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.
Thu, June 03, 2021
Terence Kooyker, founder and CEO of Valent Asset Management, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the market and uses for everyone's favorite lanthanide: Dysprosium, lucky element #66 on the Periodic Table.
Mon, May 24, 2021
S&P Dow Jones Indices Senior Index Analyst Howard Silverblatt joins the Essential Podcast on the occasion of the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 125th birthday. The conversation covers the changing structure of The Dow over time, the history of the index, and the perceived competition with its so-called younger, hipper sibling: the S&P 500.
Mon, April 19, 2021
As the outlook for the economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis brightens, market participants are closely watching the shape and speed of the rebound. While many are concerned about the risk of rapidly rising inflation as the Treasury yield curve steepens, commodity prices surge worldwide, and stimulus money fills U.S. consumers’ pockets, such fears may be overblown. S&P Global Ratings Global Chief Economist Paul Gruenwald joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the risk of unanchored inflation and benefits of orderly reflation in the wake of the U.S.’s $1.9 trillion fiscal stimulus package and proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package
Sun, April 11, 2021
Thirty years is an eternity in market terms, particularly if the market in question is the commodities market. Fiona Boal, Global Head of Commodities and Real Assets for S&P Dow Jones Indices, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about the 30th anniversary of the GSCI, supercycles, the energy transition, and the idiosyncratic nature of commodities markets in general.
Mon, March 29, 2021
As the coronavirus crisis continues to alter the global economy, protectionism, the redefined role of central banks, and a battle for climate leadership will drive the agenda in a post-pandemic world. S&P Global CEO Doug Peterson and political scientist Ian Bremmer, founder and president of the geopolitical think tank Eurasia Group and the global news organization GZERO Media, join the Essential Podcast to discuss some of the factors shaping the future.
Tue, March 16, 2021
Prior to the global pandemic, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) metrics were enjoying a cultural moment as more companies and investors committed to including such factors in their goals and decisions. Instead of being overpowered by the immediate concerns of the pandemic, the events of 2020 reinforced how we don't know what is immediately around the corner and brought the need to focus on ESG metrics to the fore. Now, in 2021, that lesson reinforces the view that a long-term, sustainable approach centered around strong ESG principles is more important than ever. Self-described cautious ESG optimist Martina Cheung, President of S&P Global Market Intelligence and Head of ESG for S&P Global, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss the ESG trends to watch this year.
Mon, March 01, 2021
The global economy is experiencing a prisoner’s dilemma. In a post-pandemic world, how moral will capitalism become? Harvard Business School professor Rebecca Henderson, who studies how the private sector can play a major role in building a more sustainable economy, operates as a consultant, and is the author of “Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire,” joins the Essential Podcast to talk about morality, capitalism, the role of the individual, and the importance of governments in a moment of crisis.
Tue, February 23, 2021
Entrepreneur and author Suneel Gupta joins the Essential Podcast to share insights from his new book, "Backable: The Surprising Truth Behind What Makes People Take a Chance on You." Using case studies and experiences from the worlds of venture capital and entertainment and beyond, Gupta has lessons for anyone who has ideas and needs to persuade others to believe in them.
Fri, February 19, 2021
Bruce Mehlman, founding partner of the bipartisan Washington, D.C. lobbying firm Mehlman, Castagnetti, Rosen & Thomas, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss his latest quarterly review of the U.S. political and social landscape. He explores the greatest threat we face in 2021, which, to give a hint, isn't the coronavirus.
Tue, February 09, 2021
Shaun Roache, Chief Asia-Pacific Economist at S&P Global Ratings, joins the Essential Podcast to explain the rapid changes taking place in China today and share his optimistic perspective on the country's future.
Mon, February 01, 2021
Peter Malinowski, Executive Director of the Billion Oyster Project, joins the Essential Podcast to talk about climate change, social engagement, and an ambitious plan to restore oyster beds to New York waters.
Mon, January 25, 2021
Who feels that they belong at work, and who feels excluded? Julia Taylor Kennedy, Executive Vice President at COQUAL, joins the Essential Podcast to discuss COQUAL’s groundbreaking global research that sought answers to these questions.
Thu, December 31, 2020
Host Nathan Hunt is joined by Essential Podcast producer Molly Mintz to review the events—and episodes—of 2020. Not only discussing their lessons learned and favorite guests of the year, the duo share their thoughts on what topics they’re eager to tackle next.
Wed, December 02, 2020
Who matters? Whose voice is heard? Whose interests are represented? These are the fundamental questions that advocates of stakeholder capitalism are asking. Martin Whittaker of JUST Capital, an organization considered by many to be the driving force behind the stakeholder capitalism movement, and Doug Peterson, the CEO of S&P Global and one of the original signatories of the Business Roundtable’s Purpose of a Corporation, join the Essential Podcast to discuss companies’ shift to leading for the benefit of all stakeholders, customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and shareholders.
Bonus · Mon, November 09, 2020
During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight. This interview is with Patricia Kwan, Director, North America Financial Services Ratings at S&P Global Ratings, about challenges the insurance industry is currently facing.
Bonus · Mon, November 09, 2020
During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight on current market conditions. This interview is with Richard Mattison, CEO of Trucost, part of S&P Global Market Intelligence, on the topic of financial markets and climate risk.
Bonus · Mon, November 09, 2020
During the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meetings, the Essential Podcast interviewed some panelists to gain greater insight on current market conditions. This interview is with Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Global Head of Research at S&P Global Ratings, exploring how the global economy is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic.
Wed, October 21, 2020
Michiel de Smet of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation joins the Essential Podcast to discuss how re-imagining the global economy on circular principles can yield benefits for companies, investors, and the climate.
Wed, October 14, 2020
S&P Global Market Intelligence climate reporter Esther Whieldon, co-host of the ESG Insider podcast, discusses the fires out West, the electrical grid, and the challenges of climate change.
Wed, September 30, 2020
How can you insure against human ingenuity? Joshua Motta of Coalition and Simon Ashworth of S&P Global Ratings join the Essential Podcast to discuss the challenges and rewards of cyber risk and cyber insurance.
Wed, September 09, 2020
Biodiversity loss is a crisis. But is it a crisis markets care about? Ashim Paun, Global Co-Head of ESG Research, Climate Change Strategist at HSBC explains the costs of losing and preserving biodiversity.
Wed, August 26, 2020
Moving away from hydrocarbons isn't all lush forests and clean rivers. Mining for rare earth elements can be a dirty business. Terence Kooyker of Valent Asset Management and Taylor Kuykendall of S&P Global Market Intelligence explain how getting clean in the long term may require us to getting dirty right now.
Wed, August 12, 2020
Bowery Farming CEO Irving Fain, Five Acre Farms CEO Dan Horan, and S&P Global Market Intelligence reporter Alex Bitter join the Essential Podcast to talk about food supply chains and the challenges of getting food to market during a pandemic.
Wed, August 05, 2020
Sudeep Kesh and Robert Schulz of S&P Global Ratings explain the complexities of corporate credit markets. Lower for longer interest rates, the search for yield, a false binary of investment grade versus speculative grade, and a global pandemic have all conspired to lead to a challenging environment for corporate credit.
Thu, July 23, 2020
How did a small town in Oklahoma and a group of inexperienced oil traders nearly sink the U.S. oil market and drive the price of oil to a point where it was cheaper than free? Dave Ernsberger and Richard Swann of S&P Global Platts join the Essential Podcast to explain what went wrong on April 20th and how a new benchmark for U.S. crude can integrate effectively with the global market.
Tue, July 14, 2020
Derided, doubted, and now celebrated—an old solution to fossil fuels has become the fuel of tomorrow. Simon Thorne and Roman Kramarchuk of S&P Global Platts explain the practicalities and obstacles for hydrogen as an energy carrier.
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